Mpemba Surname

11,315th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 49,650 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Mpemba Surname Definition:

Mpemba is a surname of the Ngoni tribe, meaning: millet.

Mpemba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo33,4241:2,210222
Tanzania11,7071:4,522618
Malawi1,3851:12,3601,927
Zambia9791:16,1901,816
Congo9601:5,197831
Gabon5561:3,398592
South Africa4391:123,41214,564
Zimbabwe781:197,92623,035
Uganda371:1,055,11644,846
Belgium251:459,86646,150
England91:6,190,895170,599
Kenya71:6,597,12951,431
France61:11,070,454349,096
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Angola41:6,747,3046,999
Lesotho41:508,14018,568
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543

Mpemba (2,108) may also be a first name.

Mpemba Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Mpemba is a surname of the Ngoni tribe, meaning: millet.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Mpemba is a surname of the Toka-leya tribe, meaning: mpemba: Toka leya; White powder used to purify and cleanse of evil spirits.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Mpemba Last Name Facts

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

Mpemba (Russian: Мпемба) occurs most in The DR Congo. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Mpemba.

How Common Is The Last Name Mpemba? popularity and diffusion

Mpemba is the 11,315th most frequently used last name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 146,778 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mpemba live; 70 percent live in Central Africa and 70 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 163,792nd most prevalent first name throughout the world It is held by 2,108 people.

Mpemba is most commonly occurring in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 33,424 people, or 1 in 2,210. Besides The DR Congo it occurs in 31 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 24 percent are found and Malawi, where 3 percent are found.

Mpemba Last Name Statistics demography

Mpemba earn somewhat more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 7.92% more than the national average, earning R 256,452 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mphemba92184/
M'Pemba9217/
Mpembah923/
Mpeemba921/
Mpmba911/
Mpiembea861/
Mpembe8323,159/
Mpamba834,089/
Mpomba831,250/
Mpembi83687/
Mpimba83424/
Mpembo83177/
Mpemva8345/
Npemba8335/
Mpenba833/
Mpemwa831/
Mpembè831/
Mphamba773,596/
Mpembee77498/
Mphimba77132/
Mphembe7714/
Mpembot7711/
Mpambai779/
M'Pembe774/
Mbpamba773/
Mpembet772/
M'Pamba772/
Mpambha771/
M'Pimba771/
Mpemb'o771/
Mpembed771/
Mpembie771/
Mpaamba771/
Mpaembe771/
Mpember771/
Mpambaa771/
Mpambah771/
Vemba7323,193/
Bemba7312,066/
Mpombo678,626/
Biemba675,816/
Mpimbi671,319/
Mpambo67601/
Boemba67433/
Mpimbe67406/
Bembah67164/
Bembea67147/
Bembas6798/
Bemboa6779/
Baemba6748/
Mpimbo6748/
Buemba6734/
Beamba6722/
Bembai6719/
Bhemba6717/
Bembay6716/
Mpimwa679/
Vhemba679/
Bembga676/
Beemba674/
Bembat673/
Betmba672/
Mpemve672/
Mpenbe672/
Mpenwa671/
Bembad671/
Vembay671/
Npamba671/
Beimba671/
Npembi671/
Veemba671/
Mpenbo671/

Mpemba Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mpemba in the Russian language
Мпембаmpemba-

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