Mhepwa Surname
Approximately 503 people bear this surname
Mhepwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 499 | 1:106,095 | 10,310 |
| Malawi | 4 | 1:4,279,777 | 24,060 |
Mhepwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mhepwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mhepwa is found in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Mhepwa click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mhepwa? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 613,453rd most frequently held surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 14,488,163 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mhepwa reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 99 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
This last name is most common in Tanzania, where it is held by 499 people, or 1 in 106,095. In Tanzania it is primarily concentrated in: Dodoma Region, where 98 percent are found, Iringa Region, where 1 percent are found and Morogoro Region, where 1 percent are found. Barring Tanzania this last name exists in one country. It is also found in Malawi, where 1 percent are found.
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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 Mhepwa
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