Mponera Surname

435,773rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 788 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Mponera Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mponera Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi6271:27,3034,104
Tanzania1161:456,39331,870
Zambia391:406,40820,045
Zimbabwe41:3,859,560114,807
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Mponera Last Name Facts

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

Mponera is most common in Malawi. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mponera? popularity and diffusion

The surname Mponera is the 435,773rd most frequently used surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 9,248,155 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mponera are found; 85 percent are found in Southern Africa and 85 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The surname is most frequently used in Malawi, where it is held by 627 people, or 1 in 27,303. Other than Malawi this surname is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 15 percent live and Zambia, where 5 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mpongera934/
Mponeri861/
Bonera771,651/
Bongera71256/
Boneray71135/
Boneira7142/
Bamnera7113/
Mpunira719/
Bonerah717/
Bonerad717/
Bounera711/
Mpanery711/
Bonnera711/
Vonerau711/
Boniera711/
Mpanara711/
Mpangira67134/
Mpangeri67118/
Bonerath6760/
Bonnerat6746/
Mpangery6712/
Bounejra6711/
Mpunirra6711/
Bouneara674/
Bonnerau673/
Mponyori671/
Bonneura671/
Bounerza671/

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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 Mponera
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