Mpemba Surname
Approximately 49,650 people bear this surname
Mpemba Surname Definition:
Mpemba is a surname of the Ngoni tribe, meaning: millet.
Mpemba Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 33,424 | 1:2,210 | 222 |
| Tanzania | 11,707 | 1:4,522 | 618 |
| Malawi | 1,385 | 1:12,360 | 1,927 |
| Zambia | 979 | 1:16,190 | 1,816 |
| Congo | 960 | 1:5,197 | 831 |
| Gabon | 556 | 1:3,398 | 592 |
| South Africa | 439 | 1:123,412 | 14,564 |
| Zimbabwe | 78 | 1:197,926 | 23,035 |
| Uganda | 37 | 1:1,055,116 | 44,846 |
| Belgium | 25 | 1:459,866 | 46,150 |
| England | 9 | 1:6,190,895 | 170,599 |
| Kenya | 7 | 1:6,597,129 | 51,431 |
| France | 6 | 1:11,070,454 | 349,096 |
| United States | 5 | 1:72,491,787 | 1,102,614 |
| Angola | 4 | 1:6,747,304 | 6,999 |
| Lesotho | 4 | 1:508,140 | 18,568 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Mali | 1 | 1:16,969,035 | 4,067 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
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.
Mpemba is a surname of the Toka-leya tribe, meaning: mpemba: Toka leya; White powder used to purify and cleanse of evil spirits.
Mpemba Demographics
Average Mpemba Salary in
South Africa
R 256,452
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mphemba | 92 | 184 | / |
| M'Pemba | 92 | 17 | / |
| Mpembah | 92 | 3 | / |
| Mpeemba | 92 | 1 | / |
| Mpmba | 91 | 1 | / |
| Mpiembea | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mpembe | 83 | 23,159 | / |
| Mpamba | 83 | 4,089 | / |
| Mpomba | 83 | 1,250 | / |
| Mpembi | 83 | 687 | / |
| Mpimba | 83 | 424 | / |
| Mpembo | 83 | 177 | / |
| Mpemva | 83 | 45 | / |
| Npemba | 83 | 35 | / |
| Mpenba | 83 | 3 | / |
| Mpemwa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mpembè | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mphamba | 77 | 3,596 | / |
| Mpembee | 77 | 498 | / |
| Mphimba | 77 | 132 | / |
| Mphembe | 77 | 14 | / |
| Mpembot | 77 | 11 | / |
| Mpambai | 77 | 9 | / |
| M'Pembe | 77 | 4 | / |
| Mbpamba | 77 | 3 | / |
| Mpembet | 77 | 2 | / |
| M'Pamba | 77 | 2 | / |
| Mpambha | 77 | 1 | / |
| M'Pimba | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mpemb'o | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mpembed | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mpembie | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mpaamba | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mpaembe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mpember | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mpambaa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mpambah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Vemba | 73 | 23,193 | / |
| Bemba | 73 | 12,066 | / |
| Mpombo | 67 | 8,626 | / |
| Biemba | 67 | 5,816 | / |
| Mpimbi | 67 | 1,319 | / |
| Mpambo | 67 | 601 | / |
| Boemba | 67 | 433 | / |
| Mpimbe | 67 | 406 | / |
| Bembah | 67 | 164 | / |
| Bembea | 67 | 147 | / |
| Bembas | 67 | 98 | / |
| Bemboa | 67 | 79 | / |
| Baemba | 67 | 48 | / |
| Mpimbo | 67 | 48 | / |
| Buemba | 67 | 34 | / |
| Beamba | 67 | 22 | / |
| Bembai | 67 | 19 | / |
| Bhemba | 67 | 17 | / |
| Bembay | 67 | 16 | / |
| Mpimwa | 67 | 9 | / |
| Vhemba | 67 | 9 | / |
| Bembga | 67 | 6 | / |
| Beemba | 67 | 4 | / |
| Bembat | 67 | 3 | / |
| Betmba | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mpemve | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mpenbe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mpenwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bembad | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vembay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Npamba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Beimba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Npembi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Veemba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mpenbo | 67 | 1 | / |
Mpemba Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Mpemba in the Russian language | ||
| Мпемба | mpemba | - |
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