Mpeni Surname

469,804th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 715 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Mpeni Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mpeni Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi4971:34,4455,098
Tanzania1001:529,41634,350
DR Congo621:1,191,60673,277
South Africa241:2,257,40496,432
Zimbabwe121:1,286,52073,455
Congo71:712,72815,723
Benin61:1,722,60061,769
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Mpeni (55) may also be a first name.

Mpeni Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mpeni is borne by more people in Malawi than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mpeni? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mpeni is the 469,804th most frequently held family name globally, held by around 1 in 10,192,372 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mpeni are found; 75 percent are found in Southern Africa and 75 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,336,256th most frequently used first name at a global level. It is borne by 55 people.

It is most frequently used in Malawi, where it is carried by 497 people, or 1 in 34,445. Besides Malawi this last name exists in 12 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 14 percent live and The DR Congo, where 9 percent live.

Mpeni Last Name Statistics demography

Mpeni earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 98.35% less than the national average, earning R 3,912 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mpengi91171/
Mpheni91112/
Mpenyi9164/
M'Peni9129/
Mpenie915/
Mpieni911/
Mpegni911/
M'Pieni836/
Mpeanyi831/
Mpegnih831/
Mpini802,809/
Mpene801,131/
Mpena80726/
Npeni8022/
Mpeny806/
Mpahieni771/
Mpenge731,956/
Mpingi731,156/
Mphini7397/
Mpiene7371/
Mphene7361/
Mpeana7343/
N'Peni7337/
Mpemhi7327/
M'Pena7313/
Mpenje7313/
Mpinie735/
Mpenyo734/
Mphena734/
Mpinyi733/
Mpiena732/
Mpeena732/
Mpegne731/
Npieni731/
Npenii731/
Mppeny731/
Mpuini731/
Mpenep731/
Mpaini731/
Mpinis731/
Npegni731/
Mpenet731/
Mpheane6740/
N'Pieni6712/
Mpenaya671/
Mpheana671/
Mpainei671/
Mpuingi671/
M'Pinie671/
Mpienee671/

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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 Mpeni
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