Mpeoa Surname

584,278th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 536 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Mpeoa Surname User-submission:

The Mpeoa surname means 'the great tree'.

Mpeoa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho4321:4,705944
South Africa1041:520,93941,780

Mpeoa (26) may also be a first name.

Mpeoa Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Mpeoa surname means 'the great tree'.

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Mpeoa Last Name Facts

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

Mpeoa is borne by more people in Lesotho than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mpeoa? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 584,278th most prevalent surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 13,596,168 people. The last name Mpeoa is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mpeoa reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,084,397th most numerous first name on earth, borne by 26 people.

This last name is most numerous in Lesotho, where it is borne by 432 people, or 1 in 4,705. In Lesotho Mpeoa is most numerous in: Berea District, where 26 percent are found, Thaba-Tseka District, where 23 percent are found and Mafeteng District, where 22 percent are found. Not including Lesotho this last name occurs in one country. It also occurs in South Africa, where 19 percent are found.

Mpeoa Last Name Statistics demography

Mpeoa earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 67.21% less than the national average, earning R 77,916 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mpea89323/
Mpeo8958/
Mpeho80169/
Mpeha8015/
Mpeot8012/
M'Pea805/
Mpeae801/
Mpioa801/
Mpheo801/
Mpogia737/
Mpheho732/
Mpegia731/
Mphioa731/
Mpeyia731/
Mpeija731/
Mpia679,953/
Mpio672,001/
Mpya671,631/
Mpye671,199/
Beoa67271/
Mpie67106/
Mpja6772/
Mpyo6736/
Npea673/
Mpje672/
Mpeeyia671/
Mphesea671/
Veoa671/
Mpía671/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Mpeoa
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