Mpetemoya Surname

2,185,341st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 75 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Mpetemoya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Mpetemoya Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia711:223,23814,032
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906

Mpetemoya Last Name Facts

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

Mpetemoya occurs in Zambia more than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mpetemoya? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,185,341st most frequently occurring surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 97,167,279 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mpetemoya reside; 95 percent reside in Southern Africa and 95 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

Mpetemoya is most commonly held in Zambia, where it is carried by 71 people, or 1 in 223,238. In Zambia Mpetemoya is mostly found in: North-Western Province, where 66 percent reside, Lusaka Province, where 27 percent reside and Copperbelt Province, where 4 percent reside. Outside of Zambia this surname is found in one country. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 5 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mpetemoyo8917/
Mpetimoya8917/
Betemoya821/
Mpetamoyo781/
Mpetimoyo781/
Betemea6331/
Betemou631/
Betemye631/
Betimoy631/
Betemeyo591/

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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 Mpetemoya
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