Mpenji Surname
Approximately 278 people bear this surname
Mpenji Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 276 | 1:57,427 | 5,247 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Mpenji Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mpenji Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mpenji is more frequently found in Zambia than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. For other possible spellings of Mpenji click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mpenji? popularity and diffusion
The last name Mpenji is the 942,947th most widely held last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 26,214,194 people. Mpenji occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mpenji are found; 99 percent are found in Southern Africa and 99 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
The last name Mpenji is most frequently occurring in Zambia, where it is carried by 276 people, or 1 in 57,427. In Zambia Mpenji is most prevalent in: North-Western Province, where 92 percent live, Copperbelt Province, where 6 percent live and Northern Province, where 1 percent live. Aside from Zambia it is found in 2 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 0 percent live and Uganda, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mpendji | 92 | 49 | / |
| Mponji | 83 | 3,202 | / |
| Mpenzi | 83 | 619 | / |
| Mpinji | 83 | 551 | / |
| Mpenja | 83 | 482 | / |
| Mpanji | 83 | 377 | / |
| Mpengi | 83 | 171 | / |
| Mpenje | 83 | 13 | / |
| Mpenie | 83 | 5 | / |
| Mpensi | 83 | 5 | / |
| Mphinji | 77 | 237 | / |
| Mpenzhi | 77 | 139 | / |
| Mpengie | 77 | 116 | / |
| Mpindji | 77 | 21 | / |
| Mpenzie | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mpenshi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mpendje | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mpeenzi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Benji | 73 | 754 | / |
| Venji | 73 | 111 | / |
| Mpnje | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mpenge | 67 | 1,956 | / |
| Mpanje | 67 | 1,543 | / |
| Mpingi | 67 | 1,156 | / |
| Mpenza | 67 | 339 | / |
| Mponje | 67 | 166 | / |
| Mpenze | 67 | 152 | / |
| Benjid | 67 | 138 | / |
| Benjie | 67 | 118 | / |
| Mpensa | 67 | 77 | / |
| Mpinja | 67 | 66 | / |
| Mpinzi | 67 | 65 | / |
| Mpenye | 67 | 33 | / |
| Mpemhi | 67 | 27 | / |
| Benjei | 67 | 14 | / |
| Benjai | 67 | 12 | / |
| Mpense | 67 | 12 | / |
| Bhenji | 67 | 12 | / |
| Benjis | 67 | 12 | / |
| Beniji | 67 | 7 | / |
| Benjii | 67 | 5 | / |
| Benjji | 67 | 4 | / |
| Betnji | 67 | 4 | / |
| Benjit | 67 | 4 | / |
| Benjić | 67 | 3 | / |
| Bienji | 67 | 2 | / |
| Venjie | 67 | 2 | / |
| Vhenji | 67 | 1 | / |
| Veniji | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mpegne | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nponji | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbpngi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Benjih | 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
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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 Mpenji
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