Mbepela Surname

1,108,016th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 220 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mbepela Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Mbepela 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
Tanzania2181:242,85119,731
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Mbepela Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mbepela is carried by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mbepela? popularity and diffusion

The surname Mbepela is the 1,108,016th most commonly occurring family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 33,125,209 people. The surname Mbepela occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mbepela live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 99 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

The last name is most numerous in Tanzania, where it is borne by 218 people, or 1 in 242,851. In Tanzania Mbepela is primarily concentrated in: Mbeya Region, where 53 percent reside, Dar es Salaam Region, where 44 percent reside and Ruvuma Region, where 2 percent reside. Excluding Tanzania Mbepela is found in 2 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 0 percent reside and South Africa, 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
Mbipela86351/
Mbopela8682/
Mwepela8643/
Muepela8634/
Mbepala864/
Muhepela8060/
Mbophela801/
Mbapila71946/
Mwepelo7127/
Mbipele715/
Mbapala714/
Mbapola712/
Mbipala711/
Mwaipela67201/
Muipila5768/
Mwipila571/
Mbapolo571/
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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 Mbepela
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