Mpeka Surname

105,944th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,417 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Mpeka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mpeka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1,7881:29,6093,532
DR Congo1,6011:46,1465,598
Lesotho3551:5,7261,186
South Africa3181:170,37018,934
Malawi1571:109,03912,664
Congo1511:33,0403,278
Uganda171:2,296,42870,019
Zimbabwe151:1,029,21663,831
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
England21:27,859,030389,889
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
France11:66,422,722504,397
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Mpeka (77) may also be a first name.

Mpeka Last Name Facts

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

Mpeka occurs in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mpeka? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 105,944th most widely held last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,649,886 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mpeka reside; 41 percent reside in East Africa and 41 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Mpeka is also the 1,100,117th most frequently occurring first name worldwide, held by 77 people.

The surname is most numerous in Tanzania, where it is carried by 1,788 people, or 1 in 29,609. In Tanzania it is most frequent in: Morogoro Region, where 67 percent reside, Dar es Salaam Region, where 20 percent reside and Dodoma Region, where 5 percent reside. Apart from Tanzania this surname exists in 15 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 36 percent reside and Lesotho, where 8 percent reside.

Mpeka Last Name Statistics demography

Mpeka earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 27.06% less than the national average, earning R 173,340 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mpekoa91193/
Mpheka91132/
Mpeeka9144/
Mpeuka9133/
Mpfeka9115/
Mpekha917/
Mpieka915/
Mpekas913/
'Mpeka911/
Mpekea911/
Mpecka911/
Mpekka911/
Mphekoa8318/
Mpaka8020,280/
Mpika8018,899/
Mpeke801,497/
Mpoka801,466/
Mpeko801,256/
Mpeqa80311/
Mpeki80185/
Npeka801/
Mpeky801/
Mphaka733,716/
Mphoka731,833/
Mphika73191/
Mpioka73132/
Mpeako73120/
Mpicka7359/
Mpheko7358/
Mpeake7354/
Mpheke7339/
Mpakai7326/
Mpecke7323/
M'Pika7322/
Mpheki7318/
Mpekoo7317/
Mpaaka7310/
Mpfeki7310/
Mpuika735/
Mpoika735/
Mpacka735/
Mpokea733/
Mpeqha733/
M'Paka733/
Mpaika732/
Mpieko732/
Mpieke732/
Mpeeke731/
Mpecko731/
Mpikat731/
Mmpaka731/
Mpikai731/
Mpfika731/
Mpikga731/
M'Peke731/
M'Peki731/
Mpecki731/
Mpekeu731/
Mpekie731/
Mpakay731/
Mpakka731/
'Mpeki731/
'Mpeqa731/
Mpheqa731/
Mpakha731/
Mpekou731/
Beka6723,229/
Mphakha6763/
Mphaaka6714/
Mphikah679/
Mphikoa673/
M'Pekou672/
Mphekgo671/
'Mpeako671/
Mphekho671/
Mpeckeu671/
Mpeckeh671/
Mpaakaa671/
Mpickat671/

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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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  • 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 Mpeka
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