Mpei Surname

703,644th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 418 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Mpei Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mpei Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania2511:210,92317,752
Cameroon1451:143,23515,918
Lesotho71:290,36515,938
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Mpei (141) may also be a first name.

Mpei Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mpei has its highest incidence in Tanzania. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mpei? popularity and diffusion

Mpei is the 703,644th most prevalent surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 17,434,320 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Mpei live; 60 percent live in East Africa and 60 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 778,371st most commonly held first name world-wide It is held by 141 people.

The last name is most frequently used in Tanzania, where it is borne by 251 people, or 1 in 210,923. In Tanzania it is primarily found in: Lindi Region, where 59 percent are found, Mwanza Region, where 36 percent are found and Mara Region, where 4 percent are found. Apart from Tanzania it is found in 10 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 35 percent are found and Lesotho, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mpeji89299/
Mpeyi89187/
Mphei89109/
M'Pei891/
Mpeio891/
Mpeis891/
Mpe862,964/
Mpi861,011/
Mpheio801,578/
'Mphei801/
Mpejie801/
Mpez752,121/
Mpio752,001/
Mpye751,199/
Mpoe75942/
Mpai75862/
Mphi75467/
Mpee75395/
Mpey75348/
Mpea75323/
Mpeh75309/
Mpoi75190/
Mpie75106/
Mpae7587/
Mper7582/
Mpit7562/
Mpes7560/
Mpih7555/
M'Pe7538/
Mphe7520/
Mpet7515/
Mpeu7512/
Npei7512/
Mpui756/
Mpyi756/
Mpis755/
Mpip755/
Mppi755/
Mpue754/
Mpii752/
Nmpi752/
Mhpi752/
Mpje752/
Mmpi751/
M'Pi751/
Mped751/
Mpej751/
Mpid751/
Mpfi751/
Mpgi751/
Mbpe751/
Nmpe751/
M'Peiha731/
Mpoyi6725,996/
Mpayi67884/
Mpeya67666/
Mpeye67596/
Mpiya67561/
Mpoji67528/
Mpuye67268/
Mpaji67235/
Mpeje67147/
Mphye67133/
Mpowe67111/
Mpoye67110/
Mphai67105/
Mpaye67101/
Mpahe6789/
Mpheu6783/
Mphee6772/
Mphoi6755/
Mpuyi6748/
Mpeuh6735/
M'Poi6725/
Mpioh6719/
Mpiyo6717/
Mpeha6715/
Mpaai6712/
Mpawe679/
Mpoue679/
Mpueh676/
Npeyi675/
M'Pea675/
Mpeja674/
Mpeyo674/
Mphet673/
N'Pei673/
Mpuji673/
Mpoje673/
Mpaje672/
Mpihe672/
Mpuia672/
Mpeph671/
Mpeyu671/
Mphis671/
Mpiji671/
Mpuje671/
Mpish671/
Nmpeh671/
M'Peh671/
Mbpeh671/
Mbpey671/
Mpech671/
Mpeeh671/
Mpieh671/
Mpiey671/
Mpiia671/
Mpija671/
Mpiye671/
Mpoie671/
'Mpae671/
Mpais671/
Mpaiz671/
Mpeat671/
Mpioa671/
Mpjhe671/
Mpeae671/
Mpepp671/
Mpaia671/
Mpess671/
Mbper671/
M'Pio671/

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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 Mpei
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