Mpera Surname

592,650th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 526 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mpera Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mpera Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania3881:136,44712,637
Uganda621:629,66632,895
DR Congo481:1,539,15886,567
Indonesia201:6,612,460283,723
Cameroon41:5,192,267135,173
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Mpera (12) may also be a first name.

Mpera Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mpera occurs most in Tanzania. It may appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mpera? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 592,650th most frequent last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 13,854,650 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 96 percent of Mpera reside; 86 percent reside in East Africa and 86 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Mpera is also the 3,306,491st most prevalent given name at a global level. It is borne by 12 people.

The surname Mpera is most prevalent in Tanzania, where it is carried by 388 people, or 1 in 136,447. In Tanzania it is most common in: Pwani Region, where 40 percent live, Dar es Salaam Region, where 36 percent live and Kilimanjaro Region, where 12 percent live. Not including Tanzania this surname exists in 7 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 12 percent live and The DR Congo, where 9 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mpaera91525/
Mpeera9169/
Mperga9148/
Mphera911/
Mperay911/
Mpehera8315/
M'Petra836/
Mpira803,594/
Mpora801,305/
Mpere80699/
Mpara80434/
Mpero80198/
Mperi80104/
Npera803/
Mpeheera771/
Mpiere73903/
Mphero73851/
Mpieri73300/
Mpereh73278/
Mphara73159/
Mphere7399/
Mphora7313/
Mporau7312/
M'Pere737/
Mpeiri737/
Mperez737/
Mpaira736/
Mperry735/
Mphira734/
Mparha734/
Mpirai734/
Mpeire733/
M'Para733/
Mperey732/
Mperre732/
Mpeere732/
Mparay732/
Mporah732/
M'Peri731/
Mparra731/
Mperet731/
Mparaa731/
Nperga731/
Mperri731/
M'Pora731/
Mparah731/
Mpeero731/
Mperge731/
N'Pera731/
'Mpara731/
Mpeeri731/
Vera67776,996/
Bera67604,003/
M'Piere674/
Mpharha672/
Mpierre671/
M'Perez671/
M'Paray671/
Hmphery670/

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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 Mpera
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