Mpawe Surname
Approximately 9 people bear this surname
Mpawe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 4 | 1:9,759,820 | 144,676 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
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
Mpawe is more frequently found in Uganda than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mpawe? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 6,360,413th most commonly used last name globally, held by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mpawe live; 44 percent live in East Africa and 44 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Mpawe is also the 749,223rd most widespread forename worldwide, borne by 151 people.
It is most widely held in Uganda, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 9,759,820. In Uganda it is primarily found in: Kisoro District, where 50 percent live, Kampala District, where 25 percent live and Mubende District, where 25 percent live. Without taking into account Uganda it is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 22 percent live and South Africa, where 22 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mpaswe | 91 | 49 | / |
| Mpae | 89 | 87 | / |
| Mpahawe | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mpawa | 80 | 963 | / |
| Mpewe | 80 | 356 | / |
| Mpowe | 80 | 111 | / |
| Mpaye | 80 | 101 | / |
| Mpabe | 80 | 43 | / |
| Mpiwe | 80 | 7 | / |
| Mpave | 80 | 2 | / |
| Mpaje | 80 | 2 | / |
| Mpeae | 80 | 1 | / |
| 'Mpae | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mphiwe | 73 | 322 | / |
| Mpaiwa | 73 | 61 | / |
| Mpaabe | 73 | 35 | / |
| Mphawa | 73 | 14 | / |
| Mpfawa | 73 | 14 | / |
| Mpauwa | 73 | 10 | / |
| Mphaye | 73 | 3 | / |
| M'Paye | 73 | 2 | / |
| Mpajee | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mpoweh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mpouwe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mpaeyi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mpowet | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mpuewe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mpaaye | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mpajwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mphaie | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mphewe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mpayei | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mpahwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mpaiye | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mpye | 67 | 1,199 | / |
| Mpoe | 67 | 942 | / |
| Mpay | 67 | 863 | / |
| Mpai | 67 | 862 | / |
| Mpei | 67 | 418 | / |
| Mpee | 67 | 395 | / |
| Mpahije | 67 | 362 | / |
| Mpey | 67 | 348 | / |
| Mpea | 67 | 323 | / |
| Mpahaje | 67 | 213 | / |
| Mpaa | 67 | 181 | / |
| Mpaayei | 67 | 143 | / |
| Mpie | 67 | 106 | / |
| Mpoa | 67 | 99 | / |
| Mpau | 67 | 42 | / |
| Mpeu | 67 | 12 | / |
| Mpahaye | 67 | 9 | / |
| Mpue | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mpoyawa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mpaj | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mpow | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mpayahe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mpej | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mphaeea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mphahie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mpayeei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Npaw | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Mpawe
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