Mpembwa Surname

1,746,159th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 110 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mpembwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Mpembwa Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania611:867,89543,770
DR Congo341:2,172,929106,971
Uganda141:2,788,52078,087
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Mpembwa Last Name Facts

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

Mpembwa is carried by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Mpembwa.

How Common Is The Last Name Mpembwa? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,746,159th most frequently occurring last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 66,250,417 people. Mpembwa occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mpembwa live; 68 percent live in East Africa and 68 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Tanzania, where it is held by 61 people, or 1 in 867,895. In Tanzania Mpembwa is primarily concentrated in: Mbeya Region, where 84 percent are found, Iringa Region, where 7 percent are found and Morogoro Region, where 7 percent are found. Apart from Tanzania Mpembwa occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 31 percent are found and Uganda, where 13 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mpambwa86227/
Mpembwe86227/
Mpombwa8670/
Mpimbwa8633/
M'Pambwa801/
Mpambwah801/
Mpimbwe71288/
Mpompwa7121/
Mpimbua711/
Mpuembue671/
Mpimbue571/
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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 Mpembwa
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