Mjape Surname

778,856th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 364 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Mjape Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mjape Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya3531:130,82110,771
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Tanzania51:10,588,32375,430
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Mjape Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mjape is found most in Kenya. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Mjape.

How Common Is The Last Name Mjape? popularity and diffusion

It is the 778,856th most frequent surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 20,020,731 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mjape live; 98 percent live in East Africa and 98 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

Mjape is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is held by 353 people, or 1 in 130,821. In Kenya it is mostly found in: Kwale County, where 73 percent are found, Kilifi County, where 25 percent are found and Mombasa County, where 1 percent are found. Outside of Kenya it occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 1 percent are found and Tanzania, where 1 percent are found.

Mjape Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Mjape surname is chiefly Christian (80%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mejiape831/
Miape80594/
Meape8038/
Myape8010/
Mjapi804/
Msape804/
Mjapa803/
Mhape803/
Meapeh73178/
Miapeh73135/
Miaper7321/
Mjapha7316/
Meaphe7313/
Msapeh736/
Meapea736/
McApee734/
Mijapa734/
Mijhap731/
Miapea731/
Mjaphi731/
Mtjapi731/
Mcaphe730/
Miap6748/
McAphee6739/
Meap6731/
Mcap673/
Mijhaph673/
Mjab672/
Mxap672/
Msap672/
Mzap672/
Miapeth671/
Majhapa671/
Myap671/
Msapech671/
Msasbpe671/
Mjhapha671/
Miappeh671/
Miahpeh671/
Mkhaphe671/
Mojjope671/

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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
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  • 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 Mjape
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