Mperwa Surname
Approximately 20 people bear this surname
Mperwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 11 | 1:4,812,874 | 55,358 |
| Uganda | 8 | 1:4,879,910 | 106,546 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Mperwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mperwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mperwa is borne by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Mperwa? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 4,427,875th most frequent surname on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 364,377,296 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mperwa live; 95 percent live in East Africa and 95 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
It is most frequently occurring in Tanzania, where it is held by 11 people, or 1 in 4,812,874. In Tanzania Mperwa is most frequent in: Dar es Salaam Region, where 82 percent reside and Kagera Region, where 9 percent reside. Apart from Tanzania this surname occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 40 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 5 percent reside.
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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 Mperwa
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