Mponyela Surname

1,148,257th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 209 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Mponyela Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

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Mponyela Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia2081:76,2026,540
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Mponyela Last Name Facts

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

Mponyela occurs in Zambia more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Mponyela click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mponyela? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,148,257th most frequently occurring surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 34,868,641 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mponyela reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The surname Mponyela is most commonly used in Zambia, where it is held by 208 people, or 1 in 76,202. In Zambia Mponyela is most numerous in: Western Province, where 44 percent reside, North-Western Province, where 26 percent reside and Lusaka Province, where 22 percent reside. Aside from Zambia this surname exists in one country. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mpongela88113/
Mphanyela821/
Bonyela8010/
Mpangela75343/
Mpanyila7514/
Mpungela753/
Mpongeli751/
Mpaneela751/
Mphangela713/
Bongela67961/
Banyela672/
Bonyelo672/
Bonjela671/
Boniela671/
Bognela671/
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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 Mponyela
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