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 borne by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mjape? popularity and diffusion

The surname Mjape is the 778,856th most frequent surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 20,020,731 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mjape are found; 98 percent are found in East Africa and 98 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

This last name is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is borne by 353 people, or 1 in 130,821. In Kenya Mjape is most common in: Kwale County, where 73 percent reside, Kilifi County, where 25 percent reside and Mombasa County, where 1 percent reside. Not including Kenya it exists in 3 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 1 percent reside and Tanzania, where 1 percent reside.

Mjape Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is primarily 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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