Mpema Surname
Approximately 488 people bear this surname
Mpema Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 409 | 1:129,442 | 12,139 |
| DR Congo | 34 | 1:2,172,929 | 106,971 |
| Botswana | 22 | 1:99,406 | 15,343 |
| Cameroon | 11 | 1:1,888,097 | 98,267 |
| Burundi | 4 | 1:2,451,213 | 1,279 |
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Mpema Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mpema Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mpema is most common in Tanzania. It can also be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Mpema.
How Common Is The Last Name Mpema? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 627,290th most prevalent family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 14,933,496 people. The last name Mpema is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mpema live; 85 percent live in East Africa and 85 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
The last name is most frequent in Tanzania, where it is carried by 409 people, or 1 in 129,442. In Tanzania Mpema is primarily found in: Kigoma Region, where 80 percent reside, Dar es Salaam Region, where 17 percent reside and Zanzibar Urban West Region, where 1 percent reside. Outside of Tanzania it occurs in 8 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 7 percent reside and Botswana, where 5 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mpiema | 91 | 157 | / |
| Mpeama | 91 | 4 | / |
| Mpemha | 91 | 1 | / |
| Mpeima | 91 | 1 | / |
| Mpeema | 91 | 1 | / |
| M'Peima | 83 | 12 | / |
| Mpeamah | 83 | 4 | / |
| M'Pemga | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mphiema | 83 | 1 | / |
| M'Pemma | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mpama | 80 | 3,753 | / |
| Mpoma | 80 | 3,149 | / |
| Mpima | 80 | 811 | / |
| Mpeme | 80 | 543 | / |
| Mpemi | 80 | 134 | / |
| Mpemo | 80 | 52 | / |
| Npema | 80 | 2 | / |
| Mpamah | 73 | 545 | / |
| Mpaima | 73 | 384 | / |
| Mpheme | 73 | 66 | / |
| Mpieme | 73 | 40 | / |
| Mpemhi | 73 | 27 | / |
| Mphama | 73 | 26 | / |
| Mpemes | 73 | 17 | / |
| Mpetmi | 73 | 16 | / |
| Mpemii | 73 | 10 | / |
| M'Poma | 73 | 10 | / |
| Mphima | 73 | 9 | / |
| Mphoma | 73 | 6 | / |
| Mpimai | 73 | 5 | / |
| Mpoima | 73 | 4 | / |
| Mpaama | 73 | 3 | / |
| Mphemi | 73 | 3 | / |
| Mpamai | 73 | 1 | / |
| M'Pama | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mpimga | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mpitma | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mpiemo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mpiemi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mphemo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mpesme | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mpamay | 73 | 1 | / |
| Npemma | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mpamaa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bema | 67 | 6,579 | / |
| Vema | 67 | 5,740 | / |
| Mphimoa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mphhama | 67 | 1 | / |
| N'Peima | 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
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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 Mpema
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