Mpekesa Surname
Approximately 37 people bear this surname
Mpekesa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 27 | 1:2,736,280 | 122,818 |
| Malawi | 9 | 1:1,902,123 | 19,532 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Mpekesa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mpekesa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mpekesa is held by more people in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mpekesa? popularity and diffusion
Mpekesa is the 3,228,735th most common surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 196,960,700 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mpekesa live; 73 percent live in Central Africa and 73 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.
The last name Mpekesa is most common in The DR Congo, where it is held by 27 people, or 1 in 2,736,280. Not including The DR Congo this surname exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Malawi, where 24 percent reside and Tanzania, where 3 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mphekesa | 93 | 131 | / |
| Mpekisa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mpekese | 86 | 1 | / |
| Bekesa | 77 | 92 | / |
| Mpokosa | 71 | 1,186 | / |
| Mpakasa | 71 | 413 | / |
| Bekesha | 71 | 313 | / |
| Bekesza | 71 | 30 | / |
| Mpakisa | 71 | 28 | / |
| Bekesas | 71 | 5 | / |
| Bekessa | 71 | 5 | / |
| Mpekiso | 71 | 2 | / |
| Bekesah | 71 | 2 | / |
| Mpakosa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bekesia | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bekesat | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bekiesza | 67 | 120 | / |
| Beketsha | 67 | 12 | / |
| Mpakassa | 67 | 5 | / |
| Mpikisha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Beikessa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mphikisa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mphakisa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mpakieso | 67 | 1 | / |
| Biekesha | 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 Mpekesa
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