Mpelepele Surname
Approximately 99 people bear this surname
Mpelepele Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 98 | 1:540,221 | 34,788 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
Mpelepele Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mpelepele Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mpelepele occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mpelepele? popularity and diffusion
Mpelepele is the 1,860,621st most frequently occurring surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 73,611,575 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mpelepele reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 99 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
Mpelepele is most numerous in Tanzania, where it is borne by 98 people, or 1 in 540,221. In Tanzania it is most prevalent in: Mtwara Region, where 96 percent live and Lindi Region, where 4 percent live. Other than Tanzania Mpelepele is found in one country. It is also common in Malawi, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mwapelebele | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mbelebele | 78 | 419 | / |
| Mabelebele | 74 | 1,225 | / |
| Mbele-Bele | 74 | 4 | / |
| Mbele Bele | 74 | 1 | / |
| Belepile | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mabele-Bele | 70 | 12 | / |
| Mbhelebhele | 70 | 6 | / |
| Mabele Bele | 70 | 1 | / |
| Mabele'bele | 70 | 1 | / |
| Moubelebele | 70 | 1 | / |
| Mpilipili | 56 | 1,164 | / |
| Mpalipali | 56 | 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 Mpelepele
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