Mpulala Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Mpulala Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mpulala Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia41:3,962,48038,524
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Mpulala Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mpulala is more commonly found in Zambia than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Mpulala.

How Common Is The Last Name Mpulala? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mpulala is the 8,193,072nd most commonly held last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mpulala are found; 80 percent are found in Southern Africa and 80 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

Mpulala is most prevalent in Zambia, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 3,962,480. In Zambia Mpulala is mostly concentrated in: Southern Province, where 100 percent are found. Apart from Zambia this last name exists in one country. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 20 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bulala774,067/
Vulala775/
Boulala711,894/
Bulaula71261/
Voulala7198/
Bulalat7153/
Bulalas7145/
Bhulala7121/
Bulalla7115/
Builala716/
Bulgala715/
Bulalah715/
Npilala713/
Vullala713/
Buhlala712/
Bulaloa712/
Bullala711/
Bulalia711/
Bulalay711/
Bulaala711/
Mpulelo711/
Buleala711/
Bouhlala671,736/
Boulaala67518/
Boulahla67243/
Bulialia6788/
Boulalas6761/
Bulyalya6727/
Boulalla6717/
Boullala678/
Boulalia676/
Boulhala675/
Boutlala675/
Boulaila674/
Bullalha671/
Boulalah671/
Bouslala671/
Bhulalas671/
Bulallah671/
Bulaylay671/

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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 Mpulala
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