Mpelembwa Surname
Approximately 813 people bear this surname
Mpelembwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 812 | 1:65,199 | 6,910 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Mpelembwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mpelembwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mpelembwa occurs most in Tanzania. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mpelembwa? popularity and diffusion
Mpelembwa is the 425,369th most commonly used last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 8,963,771 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mpelembwa reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 100 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
The surname Mpelembwa is most commonly occurring in Tanzania, where it is held by 812 people, or 1 in 65,199. In Tanzania it is mostly concentrated in: Iringa Region, where 31 percent reside, Dodoma Region, where 26 percent reside and Mbeya Region, where 21 percent reside. Aside from Tanzania it occurs in one country. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mpelemba | 94 | 7 | / |
| Mpelembua | 89 | 103 | / |
| Mopelembai | 84 | 4 | / |
| Mbelembuwa | 84 | 2 | / |
| Mopelembay | 84 | 1 | / |
| Mpelembe | 82 | 666 | / |
| Mbelemba | 82 | 264 | / |
| Mpelembu | 82 | 4 | / |
| Mpelembi | 82 | 1 | / |
| Mapalemba | 78 | 62 | / |
| Mopelembi | 78 | 55 | / |
| Mupelembe | 78 | 4 | / |
| Mpelembue | 78 | 2 | / |
| Mpellembe | 78 | 1 | / |
| Mpalambwa | 78 | 1 | / |
| Mboelemba | 78 | 1 | / |
| Mipelemibe | 74 | 34 | / |
| Mapelemabu | 74 | 21 | / |
| Mbeleyemba | 74 | 1 | / |
| Mipelemibu | 74 | 1 | / |
| Mbeleyamba | 74 | 1 | / |
| Mpulumba | 71 | 742 | / |
| Mbelembe | 71 | 361 | / |
| Mpelumbe | 71 | 308 | / |
| Mpalamba | 71 | 299 | / |
| Mbelembi | 71 | 89 | / |
| Mbelembo | 71 | 75 | / |
| Mbolemba | 71 | 34 | / |
| Mpilimba | 71 | 26 | / |
| Mpilembo | 71 | 21 | / |
| Mpolomba | 71 | 7 | / |
| Mbelimba | 71 | 6 | / |
| Bilembwa | 71 | 5 | / |
| Mbulemba | 71 | 4 | / |
| Mpolempa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mpulimba | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mupulmba | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mpolombwe | 67 | 131 | / |
| Mapalamba | 67 | 71 | / |
| Mbuelamba | 67 | 41 | / |
| Mbuilemba | 67 | 41 | / |
| Mpalambua | 67 | 27 | / |
| Bailembwa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mbulambwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mebalembe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mpuluumba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mpalemebi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mpiulembo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbeleambo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bilimbwa | 59 | 21 | / |
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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 Mpelembwa
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