Mpepi Surname

978,274th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 264 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Mpepi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mpepi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania2021:262,08720,938
South Africa351:1,547,93478,799
Lesotho231:88,37210,414
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Greece11:11,079,790145,225

Mpepi (20) may also be a first name.

Mpepi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mpepi is carried by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Mpepi.

How Common Is The Last Name Mpepi? popularity and diffusion

It is the 978,274th most commonly occurring surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 27,604,341 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Mpepi live; 77 percent live in East Africa and 77 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,446,817th most common given name throughout the world It is held by 20 people.

The last name is most common in Tanzania, where it is carried by 202 people, or 1 in 262,087. In Tanzania it is most frequent in: Dodoma Region, where 95 percent are found, Morogoro Region, where 4 percent are found and Ruvuma Region, where 0 percent are found. Barring Tanzania it is found in 5 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 13 percent are found and Lesotho, where 9 percent are found.

Mpepi Last Name Statistics demography

Mpepi earn somewhat more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 13.86% more than the national average, earning R 270,564 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mpepie911/
Mphephi8319/
Mphepie8311/
Mpapi801,393/
Mpipi801,106/
Mpepe80355/
Mpepa8083/
Mpopi808/
Mphepioa771/
Mpapai73329/
Mpaphi7366/
Mpapie7362/
Mphepa7322/
Mpeepe7318/
Mphepe737/
Mphapi735/
Mpephe733/
Mpepea731/
Mpepha731/
Mpaapi731/
Mpipip731/
Mpopoi731/
Mpepee731/
Bepi671,755/
Mphephe6762/
Mphiphi6724/
Mphepha6719/
Vepi675/
Mphophi673/
Mphopoi673/
Mphaphi672/
Mpiepeh671/
Mphepje671/

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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 Mpepi
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