Mpepo Surname

60,353rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,349 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Namibia

Mpepo Surname Definition:

Mpepo is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: wind / Cold.

Mpepo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania4,7341:11,1831,454
Zambia2,2431:7,066844
South Africa8631:62,7787,898
Namibia4031:5,9791,159
Zimbabwe611:253,08627,132
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
England141:3,979,861125,553
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Mpepo (65) may also be a first name.

Mpepo Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Mpepo is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: wind / Cold.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Mpepo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mpepo occurs in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mpepo? popularity and diffusion

The surname Mpepo is the 60,353rd most widespread surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 872,865 people. Mpepo occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mpepo are found; 57 percent are found in East Africa and 57 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Mpepo is also the 1,212,820th most common forename worldwide, borne by 65 people.

The last name is most frequently used in Tanzania, where it is held by 4,734 people, or 1 in 11,183. In Tanzania Mpepo is most frequent in: Rukwa Region, where 28 percent reside, Ruvuma Region, where 18 percent reside and Katavi Region, where 17 percent reside. Without taking into account Tanzania this last name occurs in 11 countries. It is also found in Zambia, where 27 percent reside and South Africa, where 10 percent reside.

Mpepo Last Name Statistics demography

Mpepo earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 27.8% less than the national average, earning R 171,564 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mphepo9111,145/
Mpepho91563/
Mphepoh839/
Mphepho837/
Mpopo802,604/
Mpapo80651/
Mpepa8083/
Npepo801/
Mpipo801/
Mphephoa771/
Mpapho73206/
Mphepa7322/
Mphapo734/
'Mpopo732/
Mpepha731/
Mpopoi731/
Mpopho731/
Mpoepa731/
Mphopo731/
Bepo67871/
Mphopho6774/
Vepo6770/
Mphepha6719/
Mphopoi673/
Mphepau673/
Mphapho672/
Mpoypoy671/
Mphipho671/
Mpfopfo671/

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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 Mpepo
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