Mespa Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Mespa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mespa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon121:1,730,75692,157
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Mespa (42) may also be a first name.

Mespa Last Name Facts

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

Mespa occurs in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mespa? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 5,391,485th most numerous family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 560,580,455 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 92 percent of Mespa reside; 92 percent reside in Central Africa and 92 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Mespa is also the 1,566,439th most frequently held forename globally It is held by 42 people.

The last name is most commonly held in Cameroon, where it is borne by 12 people, or 1 in 1,730,756. In Cameroon it is most numerous in: Northwest Region, where 67 percent reside, Littoral Region, where 17 percent reside and Centre Region, where 8 percent reside. Besides Cameroon Mespa exists in one country. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 8 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Miespa913/
Mespah913/
Mespas912/
Mespha911/
Mepa891,460/
Maespah831/
Meispad831/
Mehespa831/
Mepha80419/
Mispa80385/
Mospa80267/
Meapa80124/
Meupa8070/
Maspa8053/
Meipa8053/
Meppa8052/
Mepah8047/
Miepa8043/
Meepa8030/
'Mepa8027/
Mepas8010/
Mepai808/
Mepat807/
Mepea806/
Mespe805/
Mmepa805/
Mepad803/
Mespi802/
Mehpa802/
Mepay802/
Mhepa801/
Mepap801/
Metpa801/
Mospah73427/
Meepat73158/
Maspay73154/
Maspah73136/
Mispah7349/
Mephat7330/
Maspai7327/
Meepha7321/
Miospa7315/
Mispas7315/
Mispha7312/
Meapah739/
Meapea736/
Mishpa735/
Meppat734/
Mespey732/
Mmeepa732/
Meupah731/
Mepath731/
Metpat731/
Moshpa731/
Mashpa731/
Miepah731/
Metpea731/
Mehpha731/
Mesper731/
Mesphy731/
Meppad731/
Mhepat731/
Maspha731/
Meepai731/
Meipea731/
Maispa731/
Mespet731/
Misspa731/
Mepaha731/
Mepoha731/
Mespei731/
Mephai730/
Mipa672,144/
Mepo67678/
Mypa6787/
Meephat6728/
Maspaah6725/
Meepath679/
Meephoa675/
Mashpha674/
Metphat674/
Meppatt674/
Metspyy673/
Mishpat672/
Mespitt672/
Mepautt672/
Meshpoi671/
Meephai671/
Mashpai671/
Mishpad671/
Miepaha671/
Mispath671/
Meepach671/

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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 Mespa
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