Mponeja Surname

182,229th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,333 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mponeja Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mponeja Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania2,3301:22,7222,803
England21:27,859,030389,889
China11:1,367,321,56651,149

Mponeja (425) may also be a first name.

Mponeja Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Mponeja Come From? nationality or country of origin

Mponeja has its highest incidence in Tanzania. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Mponeja.

How Common Is The Last Name Mponeja? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mponeja is the 182,229th most frequent last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 3,123,680 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mponeja live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 416,660th most widely held first name on earth. It is borne by 425 people.

The last name is most prevalent in Tanzania, where it is carried by 2,330 people, or 1 in 22,722. In Tanzania it is primarily found in: Mwanza Region, where 33 percent are found, Shinyanga Region, where 27 percent are found and Tabora Region, where 11 percent are found. Without taking into account Tanzania this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in England, where 0 percent are found and China, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mponeza863/
Mponye77614/
Mponie77117/
Boneja7750/
Mponoa771/
Bhoneja7178/
Bonieja716/
Mponeye711/
Mponawe711/
Mpanjja711/
Mphonye711/
Bonea671,437/
Vonea6747/
Mpangaja674/
Mpangeya671/
Mphongoe671/
Mpfounie671/
Bouneeja671/
Mpongoji671/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Mponeja
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