Mpawe Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Mpawe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mpawe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda41:9,759,820144,676
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Mpawe (151) may also be a first name.

Mpawe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mpawe is carried by more people in Uganda than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mpawe? popularity and diffusion

The surname Mpawe is the 6,360,413th most frequently used family name globally, borne by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. The surname Mpawe occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mpawe reside; 44 percent reside in East Africa and 44 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 749,223rd most frequently used first name in the world It is held by 151 people.

The last name Mpawe is most commonly occurring in Uganda, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 9,759,820. In Uganda it is most numerous in: Kisoro District, where 50 percent reside, Kampala District, where 25 percent reside and Mubende District, where 25 percent reside. Apart from Uganda this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 22 percent reside and South Africa, where 22 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mpaswe9149/
Mpae8987/
Mpahawe831/
Mpawa80963/
Mpewe80356/
Mpowe80111/
Mpaye80101/
Mpabe8043/
Mpiwe807/
Mpave802/
Mpaje802/
Mpeae801/
'Mpae801/
Mphiwe73322/
Mpaiwa7361/
Mpaabe7335/
Mphawa7314/
Mpfawa7314/
Mpauwa7310/
Mphaye733/
M'Paye732/
Mpajee731/
Mpoweh731/
Mpouwe731/
Mpaeyi731/
Mpowet731/
Mpuewe731/
Mpaaye731/
Mpajwa731/
Mphaie731/
Mphewe731/
Mpayei731/
Mpahwa731/
Mpaiye731/
Mpye671,199/
Mpoe67942/
Mpay67863/
Mpai67862/
Mpei67418/
Mpee67395/
Mpahije67362/
Mpey67348/
Mpea67323/
Mpahaje67213/
Mpaa67181/
Mpaayei67143/
Mpie67106/
Mpoa6799/
Mpau6742/
Mpeu6712/
Mpahaye679/
Mpue674/
Mpoyawa674/
Mpaj672/
Mpow671/
Mpayahe671/
Mpej671/
Mphaeea671/
Mphahie671/
Mpayeei671/
Npaw671/

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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 Mpawe
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