Mkwepu Surname
Approximately 2,193 people bear this surname
Mkwepu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 1,214 | 1:43,609 | 4,958 |
| Malawi | 941 | 1:18,192 | 2,844 |
| Zimbabwe | 35 | 1:441,093 | 38,294 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
Mkwepu (90) may also be a first name.
Mkwepu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mkwepu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mkwepu is more commonly found in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mkwepu? popularity and diffusion
It is the 192,064th most frequently occurring surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 3,323,094 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mkwepu live; 55 percent live in East Africa and 55 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,005,046th most frequently held first name at a global level It is held by 90 people.
The last name is most widely held in Tanzania, where it is borne by 1,214 people, or 1 in 43,609. In Tanzania it is primarily found in: Lindi Region, where 51 percent are found, Dar es Salaam Region, where 20 percent are found and Ruvuma Region, where 13 percent are found. Outside of Tanzania this last name exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Malawi, where 43 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 2 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 Mkwepu
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