Mpaweni Surname

702,422nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 419 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Mpaweni Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mpaweni Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi4181:40,9555,885
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

Mpaweni Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mpaweni is carried by more people in Malawi than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mpaweni? popularity and diffusion

It is the 702,422nd most common surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 17,392,711 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mpaweni are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The surname is most commonly used in Malawi, where it is carried by 418 people, or 1 in 40,955. Other than Malawi this surname is found in one country. It is also found in Norway, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mpahweni931/
Mpawini8622/
Mpoweni861/
Mpabeni861/
Mphoweni8021/
Mpahieni801/
Mphayeni801/
Mpauni771/
Mpaini771/
Mpieni771/
Mphohweni7564/
Mphowheni751/
Mpiyani7120/
Mpehani719/
M'Pieni716/
Mpoueni712/
Mpayini712/
Mpowene711/
Mpainei711/
Mpeyani711/
Mpaunyi711/
Mpeanyi711/
Mpane67957/
Mphiyani672/
Mphayini671/
Mpheyani671/

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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 Mpaweni
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