Mponela Surname

81,744th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,938 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Mponela Surname Definition:

Mponela is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: a person upon whom blessings have fallen.

Mponela Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi3,6071:4,746668
Tanzania2,1531:24,5903,019
Zambia1451:109,3108,555
South Africa151:3,611,847123,156
England71:7,959,723202,100
Namibia51:481,88011,140
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Mponela (172) may also be a first name.

Mponela Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Mponela is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: a person upon whom blessings have fallen.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Mponela Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mponela is more frequently found in Malawi than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Mponela.

How Common Is The Last Name Mponela? popularity and diffusion

The surname Mponela is the 81,744th most frequently held surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,227,273 people. The surname Mponela is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mponela are found; 64 percent are found in Southern Africa and 64 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Mponela is also the 696,764th most frequently occurring first name worldwide, borne by 172 people.

The last name Mponela is most common in Malawi, where it is borne by 3,607 people, or 1 in 4,746. Barring Malawi Mponela exists in 9 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 36 percent reside and Zambia, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mpongela93113/
Mpenela86124/
Mponola864/
Mpangela80343/
Mpungela803/
Mpaneela801/
Mphunela801/
Mpongeli801/
Bonela776,464/
Mphangela753/
Bongela71961/
Boneela7114/
Mpanhla718/
Bhonela717/
Mpenelo714/
Boneloa714/
Boonela713/
Vuonela713/
Bognela711/
Bonelas711/
Mpanele711/
Bosnela711/
Bounela711/
Boniela711/
Bonnela711/
Bonelia711/
Boneula711/
Bonelah711/
Boneala711/
Mpenola711/
Mpangele67964/
Mpangila6767/
Mpangeli6739/
Bounejla6726/
Boingela6721/
Mphanhla678/
Bounesla674/
Mpangelo673/
Bongelaj671/
Mponyoli671/
Bonneela671/
Bongella671/
Boneilla671/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Mponela
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