Mpepele Surname

418,171st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 831 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Mpepele Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mpepele Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa8031:67,4698,452
Zambia221:720,45126,729
England41:13,929,515290,718
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Mpepele Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mpepele occurs most in South Africa. It may appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Mpepele.

How Common Is The Last Name Mpepele? popularity and diffusion

Mpepele is the 418,171st most prevalent last name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 8,769,610 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Mpepele live; 99 percent live in Southern Africa and 99 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The surname is most widespread in South Africa, where it is borne by 803 people, or 1 in 67,469. In South Africa it is most prevalent in: Gauteng, where 38 percent reside, Limpopo, where 37 percent reside and North West, where 21 percent reside. Barring South Africa this surname exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Zambia, where 3 percent reside and England, where 0 percent reside.

Mpepele Last Name Statistics demography

Mpepele earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 45.01% less than the national average, earning R 130,668 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mpeppele932/
Mpaephele8874/
Mpapele86208/
Mpepela8619/
Npepele862/
Mpipele861/
Mphaephele828/
'Mpaephele821/
Mpaphele803/
Mphapele801/
Bepele776/
Mpaepheli755/
Mphaphele751/
Mpapale71123/
Mpapeli711/
Bepeler711/
Mpipale711/
Bepfele710/
Beppeler6713/
Mmpapale679/
Mpaipeli675/
Mpaypeli671/

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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 Mpepele
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