Mpenja Surname
Approximately 482 people bear this surname
Mpenja Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 451 | 1:117,387 | 11,234 |
| Uganda | 27 | 1:1,445,899 | 53,777 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
Mpenja Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mpenja Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mpenja occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mpenja? popularity and diffusion
Mpenja is the 633,196th most frequent family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 15,119,390 people. The surname Mpenja is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mpenja reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 99 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
It is most commonly held in Tanzania, where it is held by 451 people, or 1 in 117,387. In Tanzania it is primarily found in: Pwani Region, where 87 percent are found, Dar es Salaam Region, where 12 percent are found and Lindi Region, where 0 percent are found. Apart from Tanzania this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 6 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mpendja | 92 | 49 | / |
| Mpenya | 83 | 842 | / |
| Mpenza | 83 | 339 | / |
| Mpanja | 83 | 294 | / |
| Mpenji | 83 | 278 | / |
| Mpegna | 83 | 220 | / |
| Mpensa | 83 | 77 | / |
| Mpinja | 83 | 66 | / |
| Mpenje | 83 | 13 | / |
| Mponja | 83 | 5 | / |
| Mpenia | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mphenya | 77 | 68 | / |
| Mpensah | 77 | 6 | / |
| Mpegnah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mpanjja | 77 | 1 | / |
| Benja | 73 | 830 | / |
| Venja | 73 | 9 | / |
| Mpenge | 67 | 1,956 | / |
| Benjaa | 67 | 733 | / |
| Mpinji | 67 | 551 | / |
| Mponjo | 67 | 276 | / |
| Mpania | 67 | 225 | / |
| Benjat | 67 | 172 | / |
| Mpenzo | 67 | 73 | / |
| Mpanjo | 67 | 68 | / |
| Mpenye | 67 | 33 | / |
| Mpinza | 67 | 25 | / |
| Mponia | 67 | 25 | / |
| Benjai | 67 | 12 | / |
| Benjah | 67 | 10 | / |
| Benija | 67 | 9 | / |
| Mpinya | 67 | 6 | / |
| Benjay | 67 | 6 | / |
| Benjia | 67 | 5 | / |
| Mpenie | 67 | 5 | / |
| Mpenyo | 67 | 4 | / |
| Benjas | 67 | 3 | / |
| Benjač | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mpinca | 67 | 3 | / |
| Bhenja | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mpigna | 67 | 2 | / |
| Venjay | 67 | 2 | / |
| Benjya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mpemha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mpegne | 67 | 1 | / |
| Benjoa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mpemza | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mpinsa | 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
- 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 Mpenja
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