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 can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mpera? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 592,650th most widely held family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 13,854,650 people. The last name Mpera occurs predominantly in Africa, where 96 percent of Mpera live; 86 percent live in East Africa and 86 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,306,491st most widespread first name in the world, held by 12 people.

The last name Mpera is most common in Tanzania, where it is borne by 388 people, or 1 in 136,447. In Tanzania it is primarily concentrated in: Pwani Region, where 40 percent are found, Dar es Salaam Region, where 36 percent are found and Kilimanjaro Region, where 12 percent are found. Excluding Tanzania Mpera exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 12 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 9 percent are found.

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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  • 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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