Mpenzu Surname

692,305th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 427 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mpenzu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Mpenzu 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
Tanzania4261:124,27611,742
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Mpenzu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mpenzu is more commonly found in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mpenzu? popularity and diffusion

It is the 692,305th most widespread family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 17,066,852 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mpenzu reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 100 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

It is most frequently used in Tanzania, where it is carried by 426 people, or 1 in 124,276. In Tanzania Mpenzu is most common in: Mbeya Region, where 96 percent live, Kilimanjaro Region, where 1 percent live and Manyara Region, where 1 percent live. Apart from Tanzania this last name is found in one country. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 0 percent live.

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
Mpinzu831/
Mpentsu771/
Benzu7358/
Mpentshu7161/
Beenzu671,781/
Benzus6710/
Benzau672/
Benzou672/
Bhenzu672/
Venzou671/
Venzau671/
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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 Mpenzu
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