Mpesho Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Mpesho Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mpesho Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho81:254,07015,268
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

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 rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Mpesho.

How Common Is The Last Name Mpesho? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mpesho is the 6,360,413th most frequently used family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mpesho reside; 89 percent reside in Southern Africa and 89 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,306,491st most frequently held first name globally It is held by 12 people.

It is most frequently occurring in Lesotho, where it is carried by 8 people, or 1 in 254,070. In Lesotho Mpesho is mostly found in: Mokhotlong District, where 100 percent live. Beside Lesotho it exists in one country. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 11 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mpetsho921/
Mpeso91119/
Mphetsho8614/
Mposho831,369/
Mpesha83582/
Mpesso8313/
Mpheso839/
Mpetso832/
Mpecho831/
Mphetso7715/
Mphosho779/
Mpessah775/
Mpaesha771/
Mposhoo771/
Mpaso733,936/
Mposo733,222/
Mpezo732,040/
Mpesa731,419/
Besho731,073/
Vesho73310/
Mpiso73124/
Bessho679,452/
Mphoso67917/
Mpitso67744/
Mpessa67701/
Beshoy67587/
Mposha67463/
Beshoo67404/
Mpasha67287/
Mpeusa67236/
Mpioso67212/
Mposah67131/
Mpecha6796/
Mpeisa6772/
Mpisha6743/
Mpoesa6738/
Betsho6733/
Mpasso6728/
Mphosa6727/
Beisho6726/
Mposso6717/
Beshot6715/
Mpisso6711/
Mphaso678/
Mpesia678/
Mpasoi675/
Beshop675/
Beshoi674/
Mpeesa672/
Mpetsa672/
Mpaaso672/
Mpasio672/
Mphesa672/
Beshoz672/
Vehsho672/
Behsho672/
Beshoj672/
M'Paso671/
Mposoh671/
M'Pesa671/
Mpasou671/
Nposho671/
Bescho671/
Biesho671/
Beasho671/

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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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