Mpya Surname

244,303rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,631 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Mpya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mpya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1,4861:36,4594,672
Tanzania1171:452,49231,593
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Mpya (93) may also be a first name.

Mpya Last Name Facts

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

Mpya is most common in South Africa. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Mpya click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mpya? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 244,303rd most frequent family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 4,468,146 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mpya reside; 91 percent reside in Southern Africa and 91 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 986,211th most widespread first name on earth. It is borne by 93 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in South Africa, where it is borne by 1,486 people, or 1 in 36,459. In South Africa it is most prevalent in: Limpopo, where 51 percent are found, Gauteng, where 37 percent are found and Mpumalanga, where 4 percent are found. Other than South Africa this surname exists in 8 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 7 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 1 percent are found.

Mpya Last Name Statistics demography

Mpya earn somewhat more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 5.95% more than the national average, earning R 251,772 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mphya891/
Mpayia806/
Mpeyia801/
Mpaaya801/
Mpyatt801/
Mpia759,953/
Mpea75323/
Mpja7572/
Mpyo7536/
Npya752/
Mpía751/
Mpaayia732/
Mpeoa67536/
Mpiah6726/
M'Pia6721/
Mpeha6715/
Mpiha676/
M'Pea675/
Mpija671/
Mpioa671/
Mpiad671/
Mpiat671/

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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 Mpya
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