Mpelumbe Surname

876,631st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 308 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mpelumbe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mpelumbe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania3071:172,44815,102
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Mpelumbe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mpelumbe is borne by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mpelumbe? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 876,631st most common last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 23,660,863 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mpelumbe are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 100 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

The last name Mpelumbe is most frequently used in Tanzania, where it is carried by 307 people, or 1 in 172,448. In Tanzania Mpelumbe is primarily found in: Dar es Salaam Region, where 36 percent live, Morogoro Region, where 31 percent live and Mtwara Region, where 31 percent live. Outside of Tanzania this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mpelumbes941/
Belumbe8055/
Mpilimbe751/
Belombe671,855/
Bilumbe6727/
Belumbi6711/
Belumba672/
Bailumbe632/
Bilombe53392/
Bilumba53267/
Bilumbi5396/
Belomba5342/
Belombi531/
Biloumbi504/
Boylumba501/
Bailombe501/

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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 Mpelumbe
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