Mpeja Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Mpeja Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Mpeja (4) may also be a first name.
Mpeja Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mpeja Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mpeja occurs in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mpeja? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 8,968,613th most widespread family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mpeja are found; 75 percent are found in East Africa and 75 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 6,192,526th most frequent given name on earth, borne by 4 people.
The last name is most numerous in Tanzania, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 26,470,806. In Tanzania Mpeja is mostly concentrated in: Shinyanga Region, where 50 percent are found and Tabora Region, where 50 percent are found. Besides Tanzania this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 25 percent are found and Uganda, where 25 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mpeija | 91 | 1 | / |
| Mpea | 89 | 323 | / |
| Mpej | 89 | 1 | / |
| Mpesa | 80 | 1,419 | / |
| Mpeya | 80 | 666 | / |
| Mpeza | 80 | 553 | / |
| Mpeji | 80 | 299 | / |
| Mpeje | 80 | 147 | / |
| Mpeha | 80 | 15 | / |
| Mpoja | 80 | 9 | / |
| Mpaja | 80 | 6 | / |
| M'Pea | 80 | 5 | / |
| Mpuja | 80 | 3 | / |
| Mpija | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mpeat | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mpeae | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mpeusa | 73 | 236 | / |
| Mpheza | 73 | 134 | / |
| Mpecha | 73 | 96 | / |
| Mpeisa | 73 | 72 | / |
| Mpetjo | 73 | 64 | / |
| Mpijja | 73 | 30 | / |
| Mpitja | 73 | 9 | / |
| Mpekha | 73 | 7 | / |
| Mphoja | 73 | 6 | / |
| Mpujja | 73 | 6 | / |
| Mpuuja | 73 | 4 | / |
| Mphesa | 73 | 2 | / |
| Mpheya | 73 | 2 | / |
| Mpeath | 73 | 2 | / |
| M'Peya | 73 | 2 | / |
| Mpidja | 73 | 2 | / |
| Mpeesa | 73 | 2 | / |
| Mpezia | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mpajja | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mpaaja | 73 | 1 | / |
| M'Pesa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mphaja | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mpejie | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mpegia | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mpegea | 73 | 1 | / |
| Beja | 67 | 15,256 | / |
| Mpye | 67 | 1,199 | / |
| Mpoe | 67 | 942 | / |
| Mpay | 67 | 863 | / |
| Mpai | 67 | 862 | / |
| Veja | 67 | 745 | / |
| Mpei | 67 | 418 | / |
| Mpee | 67 | 395 | / |
| Mpey | 67 | 348 | / |
| Mpaa | 67 | 181 | / |
| Mpie | 67 | 106 | / |
| Mpoa | 67 | 99 | / |
| Mpae | 67 | 87 | / |
| Mpau | 67 | 42 | / |
| Mpeu | 67 | 12 | / |
| Mpetcha | 67 | 5 | / |
| Mpoj | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mpue | 67 | 4 | / |
| Npea | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mpaj | 67 | 2 | / |
| M'Peath | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mphetjo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mphesea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mphizea | 67 | 1 | / |
| M'Peiha | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Mpeja
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