Mponela Surname
Approximately 5,938 people bear this surname
Mponela Surname Definition:
Mponela is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: a person upon whom blessings have fallen.
Mponela Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 3,607 | 1:4,746 | 668 |
| Tanzania | 2,153 | 1:24,590 | 3,019 |
| Zambia | 145 | 1:109,310 | 8,555 |
| South Africa | 15 | 1:3,611,847 | 123,156 |
| England | 7 | 1:7,959,723 | 202,100 |
| Namibia | 5 | 1:481,880 | 11,140 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
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.
Mponela Demographics
Average Mponela Salary in
England
£30,800
Per year
Average Salary in
England
£26,976
Per year
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mpongela | 93 | 113 | / |
| Mpenela | 86 | 124 | / |
| Mponola | 86 | 4 | / |
| Mpangela | 80 | 343 | / |
| Mpungela | 80 | 3 | / |
| Mpaneela | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mphunela | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mpongeli | 80 | 1 | / |
| Bonela | 77 | 6,464 | / |
| Mphangela | 75 | 3 | / |
| Bongela | 71 | 961 | / |
| Boneela | 71 | 14 | / |
| Mpanhla | 71 | 8 | / |
| Bhonela | 71 | 7 | / |
| Mpenelo | 71 | 4 | / |
| Boneloa | 71 | 4 | / |
| Boonela | 71 | 3 | / |
| Vuonela | 71 | 3 | / |
| Bognela | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bonelas | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mpanele | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bosnela | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bounela | 71 | 1 | / |
| Boniela | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bonnela | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bonelia | 71 | 1 | / |
| Boneula | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bonelah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Boneala | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mpenola | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mpangele | 67 | 964 | / |
| Mpangila | 67 | 67 | / |
| Mpangeli | 67 | 39 | / |
| Bounejla | 67 | 26 | / |
| Boingela | 67 | 21 | / |
| Mphanhla | 67 | 8 | / |
| Bounesla | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mpangelo | 67 | 3 | / |
| Bongelaj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mponyoli | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bonneela | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bongella | 67 | 1 | / |
| Boneilla | 67 | 1 | / |
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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
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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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