Mpesho Surname
Approximately 9 people bear this surname
Mpesho Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lesotho | 8 | 1:254,070 | 15,268 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Mpesho (12) may also be a first name.
Mpesho Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mpesho Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mpesho is found most frequently in Lesotho. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Mpesho? popularity and diffusion
The surname Mpesho is the 6,360,413th most commonly occurring surname on earth It is held by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. The last name Mpesho occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mpesho reside; 89 percent reside in Southern Africa and 89 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Mpesho is also the 3,306,491st most common first name throughout the world. It is borne by 12 people.
The last name Mpesho is most widely held in Lesotho, where it is held by 8 people, or 1 in 254,070. In Lesotho it is mostly concentrated in: Mokhotlong District, where 100 percent live. Aside from Lesotho this last name exists in one country. It is also common in Tanzania, where 11 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mpetsho | 92 | 1 | / |
| Mpeso | 91 | 119 | / |
| Mphetsho | 86 | 14 | / |
| Mposho | 83 | 1,369 | / |
| Mpesha | 83 | 582 | / |
| Mpesso | 83 | 13 | / |
| Mpheso | 83 | 9 | / |
| Mpetso | 83 | 2 | / |
| Mpecho | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mphetso | 77 | 15 | / |
| Mphosho | 77 | 9 | / |
| Mpessah | 77 | 5 | / |
| Mpaesha | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mposhoo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mpaso | 73 | 3,936 | / |
| Mposo | 73 | 3,222 | / |
| Mpezo | 73 | 2,040 | / |
| Mpesa | 73 | 1,419 | / |
| Besho | 73 | 1,073 | / |
| Vesho | 73 | 310 | / |
| Mpiso | 73 | 124 | / |
| Bessho | 67 | 9,452 | / |
| Mphoso | 67 | 917 | / |
| Mpitso | 67 | 744 | / |
| Mpessa | 67 | 701 | / |
| Beshoy | 67 | 587 | / |
| Mposha | 67 | 463 | / |
| Beshoo | 67 | 404 | / |
| Mpasha | 67 | 287 | / |
| Mpeusa | 67 | 236 | / |
| Mpioso | 67 | 212 | / |
| Mposah | 67 | 131 | / |
| Mpecha | 67 | 96 | / |
| Mpeisa | 67 | 72 | / |
| Mpisha | 67 | 43 | / |
| Mpoesa | 67 | 38 | / |
| Betsho | 67 | 33 | / |
| Mpasso | 67 | 28 | / |
| Mphosa | 67 | 27 | / |
| Beisho | 67 | 26 | / |
| Mposso | 67 | 17 | / |
| Beshot | 67 | 15 | / |
| Mpisso | 67 | 11 | / |
| Mphaso | 67 | 8 | / |
| Mpesia | 67 | 8 | / |
| Mpasoi | 67 | 5 | / |
| Beshop | 67 | 5 | / |
| Beshoi | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mpeesa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mpetsa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mpaaso | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mpasio | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mphesa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Beshoz | 67 | 2 | / |
| Vehsho | 67 | 2 | / |
| Behsho | 67 | 2 | / |
| Beshoj | 67 | 2 | / |
| M'Paso | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mposoh | 67 | 1 | / |
| M'Pesa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mpasou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nposho | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bescho | 67 | 1 | / |
| Biesho | 67 | 1 | / |
| Beasho | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Mpesho
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