Mpebe Surname

282,966th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,362 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Botswana

Mpebe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mpebe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1,0661:50,8236,449
Botswana2541:8,6101,539
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
Cameroon131:1,597,62187,539
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Mpebe (74) may also be a first name.

Mpebe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mpebe occurs most in South Africa. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mpebe? popularity and diffusion

The surname Mpebe is the 282,966th most prevalent last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 5,350,621 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mpebe are found; 97 percent are found in Southern Africa and 97 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,125,792nd most commonly held first name world-wide It is held by 74 people.

The surname Mpebe is most commonly held in South Africa, where it is carried by 1,066 people, or 1 in 50,823. In South Africa Mpebe is most frequent in: Limpopo, where 46 percent live, Gauteng, where 43 percent live and Mpumalanga, where 4 percent live. Not including South Africa Mpebe is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Botswana, where 19 percent live and The DR Congo, where 2 percent live.

Mpebe Last Name Statistics demography

Mpebe earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 39.2% less than the national average, earning R 144,480 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mpiebe91103/
Mphebe912/
Mpebee911/
M'Phebe831/
Mpewe80356/
Mpeve80176/
Mpeba8095/
Mpabe8043/
Mpebi8022/
Mpobe8015/
Npebe801/
Mpibe801/
Mpempe73610/
Mphobe7343/
Mpaabe7335/
Mpeveh7311/
Npebee7310/
Mpiebi732/
Mphewe731/
Mpoebi731/
Npebei731/
Mpobeu731/
Mpieba731/
Mpeibi731/
Npeebe731/
Bebe6720,207/
Vebe6716/
M'Piebi671/
Mpemphe671/

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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 Mpebe
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