Mpekani Surname

2,530,696th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 58 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Congo
Highest density in:
Congo

Mpekani Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mpekani Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Congo561:89,0917,544
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Mpekani Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mpekani is borne by more people in The Congo than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Mpekani click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mpekani? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mpekani is the 2,530,696th most frequently occurring last name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 125,647,343 people. The last name Mpekani is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mpekani are found; 98 percent are found in Central Africa and 98 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa.

This surname is most widespread in The Congo, where it is held by 56 people, or 1 in 89,091. In The Congo it is primarily found in: Brazzaville Department, where 98 percent live and Bouenza Department, where 2 percent live. Aside from The Congo this surname occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 2 percent live and South Africa, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mpakani86476/
Mpekana8696/
Mpekane8618/
Mpikani864/
Mpokani863/
Mpekeni861/
Mpaekane8010/
Mphakani802/
Mpiokani801/
Mphokani801/
Bekani77429/
Vekani77318/
Mpoikanis756/
Mpakane71310/
Mpakeni71300/
Beykani71239/
Bhekani7191/
Bekanyi7148/
Mpokane7137/
Beikani7120/
Bekhani719/
Bekauni718/
Bedkani716/
Bekkani712/
Mpecane712/
Mpokeni712/
Bekanii711/
Mpikane711/
Beskani711/
Beekani711/
Mpikeni711/
Beidkani67962/
Mphokane67319/
Mphakane67194/
Beckhani67126/
Beykhani6746/
Bekanich6739/
Mpakhane6733/
Bekkhani6716/
Beqkhani6714/
Bhekhani6710/
Beskhani679/
Beshkani677/
Mpakaine674/
Beikhani671/
Bekkanit671/
Mpoikana671/
Mpikouni671/
Mphikeni671/
Mphakeni671/
Beykanie671/
Beitkani671/
Mpekouna671/

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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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  • 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 Mpekani
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