Mpeke Surname
Approximately 1,497 people bear this surname
Mpeke Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 630 | 1:85,996 | 10,582 |
| Lesotho | 318 | 1:6,392 | 1,339 |
| DR Congo | 192 | 1:384,789 | 33,038 |
| Tanzania | 151 | 1:350,607 | 25,844 |
| Cameroon | 117 | 1:177,513 | 18,775 |
| Uganda | 76 | 1:513,675 | 29,105 |
| England | 6 | 1:9,286,343 | 223,652 |
| Congo | 5 | 1:997,819 | 17,129 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Mpeke (137) may also be a first name.
Mpeke Demographics
Average Mpeke Salary in
South Africa
R 132,564
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Mpeke Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mpeke Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mpeke occurs in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Mpeke? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 262,012th most frequent surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 4,868,100 people. Mpeke is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Mpeke reside; 63 percent reside in Southern Africa and 63 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 790,880th most numerous first name at a global level, held by 137 people.
Mpeke is most frequently used in South Africa, where it is carried by 630 people, or 1 in 85,996. In South Africa Mpeke is mostly found in: Eastern Cape, where 28 percent are found, Gauteng, where 24 percent are found and Western Cape, where 14 percent are found. Without taking into account South Africa Mpeke is found in 9 countries. It also occurs in Lesotho, where 21 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 13 percent are found.
Mpeke Last Name Statistics demography
Mpeke earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 44.22% less than the national average, earning R 132,564 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mpeake | 91 | 54 | / |
| Mpheke | 91 | 39 | / |
| Mpecke | 91 | 23 | / |
| Mpieke | 91 | 2 | / |
| Mpekie | 91 | 1 | / |
| Mpekeu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Mpeeke | 91 | 1 | / |
| M'Peke | 91 | 1 | / |
| Mpekea | 91 | 1 | / |
| Mpek | 89 | 109 | / |
| Mpeckeu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mpeckeh | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mpeka | 80 | 4,417 | / |
| Mpeck | 80 | 1,145 | / |
| Mpoke | 80 | 1,085 | / |
| Mpeki | 80 | 185 | / |
| Mpike | 80 | 152 | / |
| Mpake | 80 | 73 | / |
| Npeke | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mpeky | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mpheketh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mphake | 73 | 1,137 | / |
| Mpekoa | 73 | 193 | / |
| Mphike | 73 | 156 | / |
| Mpheka | 73 | 132 | / |
| Mpeeka | 73 | 44 | / |
| Mpokey | 73 | 24 | / |
| Mpegue | 73 | 24 | / |
| Mpioke | 73 | 21 | / |
| Mpheki | 73 | 18 | / |
| Mpfeka | 73 | 15 | / |
| M'Poke | 73 | 10 | / |
| Mpfeki | 73 | 10 | / |
| M'Pike | 73 | 8 | / |
| Mpekha | 73 | 7 | / |
| Mpeche | 73 | 6 | / |
| Mpieka | 73 | 5 | / |
| Mpaeki | 73 | 5 | / |
| Mpokea | 73 | 3 | / |
| M'Pake | 73 | 2 | / |
| Mphoke | 73 | 2 | / |
| M'Peki | 73 | 1 | / |
| 'Mpeki | 73 | 1 | / |
| 'Mpeka | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mpocke | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mpakeu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mpekka | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mpecki | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mpecka | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mpaike | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mpaake | 73 | 1 | / |
| Beke | 67 | 15,987 | / |
| M'Pegue | 67 | 30 | / |
| Mphekoa | 67 | 18 | / |
| Mpeg | 67 | 16 | / |
| Mpheche | 67 | 12 | / |
| Mphaake | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mpec | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mpex | 67 | 1 | / |
| Npek | 67 | 1 | / |
| 'Mphike | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mpik | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mpyk | 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
- 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 Mpeke
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