Mpangwe Surname
Approximately 1,654 people bear this surname
Mpangwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 1,225 | 1:60,310 | 7,204 |
| Tanzania | 281 | 1:188,404 | 16,240 |
| Zambia | 147 | 1:107,823 | 8,449 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
Mpangwe (150) may also be a first name.
Mpangwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mpangwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mpangwe is borne by more people in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Mpangwe click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mpangwe? popularity and diffusion
The surname Mpangwe is the 241,541st most frequent last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 4,406,013 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mpangwe live; 74 percent live in Central Africa and 74 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Mpangwe is also the 752,187th most commonly used first name throughout the world, held by 150 people.
This surname is most commonly used in The DR Congo, where it is held by 1,225 people, or 1 in 60,310. Besides The DR Congo it is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 17 percent are found and Zambia, where 9 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mphangwe | 93 | 690 | / |
| Mmphangwe | 88 | 1 | / |
| Mpangwa | 86 | 2,075 | / |
| Mpongwe | 86 | 1,553 | / |
| Mpangue | 86 | 137 | / |
| Npangwe | 86 | 5 | / |
| Mpang'wa | 80 | 171 | / |
| Mphangwa | 80 | 38 | / |
| Mpangoue | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mphonngwe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mpongue | 71 | 149 | / |
| Mpangui | 71 | 62 | / |
| Mpongwa | 71 | 43 | / |
| Mpankuhe | 67 | 91 | / |
| Mphongwa | 67 | 15 | / |
| Mpoungue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mpongui | 57 | 840 | / |
| Npongue | 57 | 2 | / |
| Mpoungui | 53 | 961 | / |
| M'Poungui | 50 | 2 | / |
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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 Mpangwe
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