Mwape Forename

43,995th
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 16,223 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Mwape Forename Definition:

Mwape is a given name of the Bemba tribe, meaning: born with only one surviving grandparent.

Mwape Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia-12,1771:1,302277
DR Congo
51%
 
3,8621:19,1161,610
Malawi
100%
851:201,3218,458
Zimbabwe
 
64%
301:514,12722,957
England
67%
 
171:3,270,76034,807
United States-161:22,658,561177,713
Tanzania
 
71%
81:6,598,54036,161
Botswana-41:546,11213,807
Norway-31:1,710,77619,445
South Africa
100%
31:18,177,550242,026
China-31:455,351,92789,064
India-21:607,438,9864,324,298
Namibia-21:1,202,09012,702
Philippines-21:53,004,738452,678
Australia-21:6,828,81137,569
Italy-11:61,062,09083,289
Kenya-11:46,307,11074,921
Nigeria-11:177,564,360489,087
Russia-11:144,233,704184,271
Senegal-11:14,581,35634,505
Iceland-11:366,0177,938
Germany-11:96,677,87695,912

Mwape (197,690) may also be a surname.

Mwape Forename Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Mwape is a given name of the Bemba tribe, meaning: born with only one surviving grandparent.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Mwape Forename Popularity

Phonetically Similar Names

ForenameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mwapea9110/
Mwaupe9110/
Mwaipe916/
Mwap891/
Mwaapei837/
Mwayope831/
Mbape8049/
Muape8046/
Mwapa8031/
Mwapi802/
Mwepe802/
Mwipe801/
Mwapy801/
Mweupe7385/
Mbappe7360/
Mwaipa731/
Mwahpy731/
Muapep731/
Muapfe731/
M'Bape731/
Mbaupe731/
Mwaapi731/
Mwappi731/
Mwapha731/
Muaphe731/
Mbaphe731/
Mbap6757/
Muap6729/
Mwab676/
Mapw672/
Mwaiepi672/
Mwpu671/
Mwaiphi671/
Muhapie671/
Mbuyape671/
Mwayipa671/
Mwayepi671/
Muhaper671/
Muapper671/
Mvap671/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Mwape