Mponesha Surname

2,185,341st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 75 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Mponesha Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mponesha Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia411:386,58319,508
DR Congo341:2,172,929106,971

Mponesha Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mponesha is found most in Zambia. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mponesha? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,185,341st most commonly occurring family name globally, held by around 1 in 97,167,279 people. Mponesha occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mponesha reside; 55 percent reside in Southern Africa and 55 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

This surname is most frequently used in Zambia, where it is carried by 41 people, or 1 in 386,583. In Zambia Mponesha is primarily concentrated in: North-Western Province, where 63 percent reside and Copperbelt Province, where 37 percent reside. Excluding Zambia it is found in one country. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 45 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mpongeshe821/
Vonesha806/
Bonesha805/
Mponeza803/
Mponishe751/
Bongesha751/
Mpongisa751/
Mpongesi751/
Vonnesha750/
Bonesa7115/
Mpangisha714/
Bongesa671,259/
Bonessa67236/
Bonesho6764/
Mponisi6718/
Vanesha6711/
Vonesai676/
Vonessa673/
Bonesia673/
Banesha673/
Mpanisa672/
Vonisha672/
Mpanesi671/
Voinesa671/
Bonisha671/

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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 Mponesha
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