Mpehe Surname

1,497,948th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 140 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mpehe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mpehe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1331:398,05728,212
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406

Mpehe (17) may also be a first name.

Mpehe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mpehe is found most in Tanzania. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mpehe? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,497,948th most widespread surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 52,053,899 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Mpehe are found; 96 percent are found in East Africa and 96 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Mpehe is also the 2,694,839th most frequently used given name globally, held by 17 people.

It is most widely held in Tanzania, where it is carried by 133 people, or 1 in 398,057. In Tanzania Mpehe is primarily found in: Kigoma Region, where 90 percent reside, Morogoro Region, where 7 percent reside and Pwani Region, where 3 percent reside. Excluding Tanzania Mpehe exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 3 percent reside and Uganda, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
M'Pehe9141/
Mpeehe913/
Mpeheye8310/
Mpahe8089/
Mpehi8083/
Mpheu8083/
Mpeuh8035/
Mpihe802/
Mpeae801/
Mpjhe801/
Mpoeea7329/
Mphehi7314/
M'Pahe732/
Mphahe732/
Mpejie731/
M'Pehi731/
Mpye671,199/
Mpie67106/
Mpeu6712/
Mpje672/
Mphaeea671/

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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 Mpehe
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