Mpe Surname

149,064th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,964 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Botswana

Mpe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mpe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2,2431:24,1543,070
Kenya2301:200,78214,628
Cameroon2111:98,43211,665
Botswana1161:18,8533,768
Lesotho771:26,3975,202
Nigeria241:7,380,948165,663
Brazil131:16,467,256295,032
Congo101:498,91011,250
Tanzania51:10,588,32375,430
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
France11:66,422,722504,397
England11:55,718,059489,080
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422

The alternate forms: Mpè (1) & Mpé (1) are calculated separately.

Mpe (1,248) may also be a first name.

Mpe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mpe (Russian: Мпе) is more commonly found in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms: Mpè or Mpé. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mpe? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 149,064th most common family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 2,458,686 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Mpe are found; 82 percent are found in Southern Africa and 82 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Mpe is also the 223,560th most widespread first name at a global level. It is borne by 1,248 people.

The surname is most frequently held in South Africa, where it is carried by 2,243 people, or 1 in 24,154. In South Africa it is primarily found in: Limpopo, where 42 percent are found, Gauteng, where 35 percent are found and North West, where 7 percent are found. Other than South Africa this last name occurs in 27 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 8 percent are found and Cameroon, where 7 percent are found.

Mpe Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Mpe earn notably less less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 16.68% less than the national average, earning R 198,000 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mpè891/
Mpé891/
Mpez862,121/
Mpei86418/
Mpee86395/
Mpey86348/
Mpea86323/
Mpeh86309/
Mpie86106/
Mper8682/
Mpes8660/
M'Pe8638/
Mphe8620/
Mpet8615/
Mpeu8612/
Mpje862/
Nmpe861/
Mbpe861/
Mpej861/
Mped861/
Mp804,249/
Mphei75109/
Mpheu7583/
Mphee7572/
Mpeuh7535/
M'Pea755/
Mphet753/
Mpihe752/
Mpeis751/
Mpieh751/
Mpiey751/
Mpeat751/
Mpjhe751/
Mpeae751/
Mpepp751/
Mpess751/
Mbper751/
Mbpeh751/
Mpech751/
Mbpey751/
M'Pei751/
M'Peh751/
Nmpeh751/
Mpeph751/
Mpeeh751/
Mpi671,011/
Mpa67886/
Mph67777/
Mpj67163/
Mpp67136/
Mps6755/
Mhp6750/
Mmp6748/
Npe6731/
Hmp6719/
Mpt6711/
Mpz677/
Mpf674/
Nmp674/
Mpeehe673/
M'P673/
Mập673/
Mbp673/
Mpeath672/
Mpy672/
Mpaaye671/
Mpojje671/
'Mphei671/
Nmphet671/

Mpe Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mpe in the Russian language
Мпеmpe-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Mpe
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