Mpoya Surname
Approximately 4,056 people bear this surname
Mpoya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 2,144 | 1:7,985 | 1,197 |
| Uganda | 877 | 1:44,515 | 5,561 |
| DR Congo | 568 | 1:130,070 | 13,970 |
| Zambia | 347 | 1:45,677 | 4,399 |
| Tanzania | 97 | 1:545,790 | 34,985 |
| Cameroon | 11 | 1:1,888,097 | 98,267 |
| Kenya | 5 | 1:9,235,980 | 55,978 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
Mpoya (71) may also be a first name.
Mpoya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mpoya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mpoya occurs more in Malawi more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Mpoya? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 114,002nd most common family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 1,796,732 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mpoya live; 62 percent live in Southern Africa and 62 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Mpoya is also the 1,152,838th most commonly occurring first name worldwide, held by 71 people.
This last name is most common in Malawi, where it is borne by 2,144 people, or 1 in 7,985. Outside of Malawi it occurs in 10 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 22 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 14 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mpooya | 91 | 275 | / |
| Mpouya | 91 | 16 | / |
| Mphoya | 91 | 1 | / |
| Mpoyaa | 91 | 1 | / |
| Mpoy | 89 | 1,841 | / |
| Mpoa | 89 | 99 | / |
| Mpoyo | 80 | 45,189 | / |
| Mpoyi | 80 | 25,996 | / |
| Mpuya | 80 | 3,928 | / |
| Mpaya | 80 | 2,136 | / |
| Mpeya | 80 | 666 | / |
| Mpiya | 80 | 561 | / |
| Mpooa | 80 | 273 | / |
| Mpoye | 80 | 110 | / |
| Mpoja | 80 | 9 | / |
| M'Poy | 80 | 4 | / |
| Mbpoa | 80 | 2 | / |
| Mphoa | 80 | 2 | / |
| Mpoyp | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mpuoa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mpioa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mphaya | 73 | 2,614 | / |
| Mphiya | 73 | 655 | / |
| Mphoyo | 73 | 288 | / |
| Mphoyi | 73 | 76 | / |
| M'Poyo | 73 | 59 | / |
| Mpouyi | 73 | 10 | / |
| Mpayah | 73 | 8 | / |
| Mpoyio | 73 | 8 | / |
| Mpoiyo | 73 | 6 | / |
| Mphoja | 73 | 6 | / |
| Mpouye | 73 | 2 | / |
| M'Peya | 73 | 2 | / |
| Mpheya | 73 | 2 | / |
| Mmpaya | 73 | 2 | / |
| Mphoha | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mmpouy | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mmpoyo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mpooye | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mphioa | 73 | 1 | / |
| M'Poyi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mpaaya | 73 | 1 | / |
| Boya | 67 | 57,592 | / |
| Mpye | 67 | 1,199 | / |
| Mpoe | 67 | 942 | / |
| Mpay | 67 | 863 | / |
| Mpai | 67 | 862 | / |
| Mpou | 67 | 492 | / |
| Mpey | 67 | 348 | / |
| Mpea | 67 | 323 | / |
| Voya | 67 | 200 | / |
| Mpoi | 67 | 190 | / |
| Mpaa | 67 | 181 | / |
| Mpae | 67 | 87 | / |
| Mpuy | 67 | 82 | / |
| Mpau | 67 | 42 | / |
| Mpayaya | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mphayah | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mpoj | 67 | 4 | / |
| Npoy | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mpaj | 67 | 2 | / |
| M'Poyho | 67 | 1 | / |
| M'Poeyo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mpayahe | 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
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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- 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 Mpoya
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