Mpenzi Surname

524,446th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 619 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Mpenzi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mpenzi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo5541:133,35714,248
Rwanda251:454,5991,711
Uganda111:3,549,02589,142
Zambia111:1,440,90231,383
Tanzania61:8,823,60272,091
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Mpenzi (222) may also be a first name.

Mpenzi Last Name Facts

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

Mpenzi is more commonly found in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mpenzi? popularity and diffusion

It is the 524,446th most commonly held surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 11,773,095 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Mpenzi are found; 89 percent are found in Central Africa and 89 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Mpenzi is also the 605,116th most commonly used forename on earth. It is borne by 222 people.

It is most widely held in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 554 people, or 1 in 133,357. Without taking into account The DR Congo this surname occurs in 10 countries. It also occurs in Rwanda, where 4 percent are found and Uganda, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mpenzhi92139/
Mpenzie921/
Mpeenzi921/
Mpenza83339/
Mpenji83278/
Mpengi83171/
Mpenze83152/
Mpinzi8365/
Mpensi835/
Mpengie77116/
Mpendji7749/
Mpendze777/
Mpentsi776/
Mpenshi771/
Mhpinzi771/
Benzi736,914/
Venzi731,077/
Mpentshi71233/
Benzid673,936/
Mpenge671,956/
Benzie671,841/
Mpingi671,156/
Mpinji67551/
Benzzi67547/
Benzit67484/
Benzai67285/
Boenzi67259/
Bienzi6787/
Mpensa6777/
Venzie6752/
Buenzi6729/
Mpentshie6727/
Mpinza6725/
Bhenzi6714/
Mpenje6713/
Mpense6712/
Bendzi673/
Benzić673/
Beenzi672/
Mpinze672/
Venzhi672/
Benzhi672/
Benzip672/
Venszi671/
Venzzi671/
Npemzi671/
Mbpngi671/

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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 Mpenzi
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