Mponji Surname

139,553rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,202 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mponji Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mponji Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania3,1011:17,0722,199
DR Congo961:769,57954,223
England21:27,859,030389,889
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Mponji Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mponji is found in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Mponji.

How Common Is The Last Name Mponji? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mponji is the 139,553rd most prevalent last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 2,275,936 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mponji are found; 97 percent are found in East Africa and 97 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

The last name is most widely held in Tanzania, where it is borne by 3,101 people, or 1 in 17,072. In Tanzania Mponji is most frequent in: Ruvuma Region, where 32 percent are found, Morogoro Region, where 22 percent are found and Dar es Salaam Region, where 14 percent are found. Outside of Tanzania this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 3 percent are found and England, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mpondji926/
Mpoundji861/
Mponzi838,338/
Mpongi83803/
Mpanji83377/
Mpenji83278/
Mpunji83197/
Mponje83166/
Mponie83117/
Mponsi8310/
Mponja835/
Nponji831/
Mpongie77157/
Mphonje77132/
Mpunjai77112/
Mpandji7735/
Mpondje775/
Mpongia774/
Mphonzi774/
Mpoungi771/
Mponshi771/
Mphunji771/
Bonji73197/
Vonji731/
Mpoundje712/
Mpfounie711/
Mpanje671,543/
Mpangi67716/
Mponye67614/
Mponge67546/
Mpansi67425/
Mpanja67294/
Mpanzi67199/
Mpunja67187/
Bonjui6727/
Bonjoi6726/
Mpenje6713/
Mponza6710/
Mponze679/
Mpenie675/
Bhonji673/
Bonjis672/
Bonjie672/
Vonjai672/
Bonjji671/
Mpunje671/
Bonjhi671/
Boinji671/
Bounji671/
Mponsa671/
Mpanci671/
Mpanie671/
Npoundjui671/
Bonjio671/
Vuonji671/

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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 Mponji
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