Mpewa Surname

721,185th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 404 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Malawi

Mpewa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mpewa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo1851:399,34933,942
Malawi1051:163,03916,499
Tanzania881:601,60937,493
South Africa231:2,355,55298,611
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Mpewa (22) may also be a first name.

Mpewa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mpewa occurs more in The DR Congo more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mpewa? popularity and diffusion

The surname Mpewa is the 721,185th most widespread family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 18,038,480 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mpewa reside; 46 percent reside in Central Africa and 46 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Mpewa is also the 2,301,746th most frequently occurring first name internationally It is held by 22 people.

This last name is most common in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 185 people, or 1 in 399,349. Apart from The DR Congo this surname occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in Malawi, where 26 percent live and Tanzania, where 22 percent live.

Mpewa Last Name Statistics demography

Mpewa earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 91.36% less than the national average, earning R 20,532 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mpeiwa9193/
Mpiewa9115/
Mphewa911/
Mphejwa831/
Mpheiwa831/
Mpechwa831/
M'Peiwa831/
Mpawa80963/
Mpiwa80744/
Mpewe80356/
Mpeba8095/
Mpewo8085/
Mpeva802/
Mpewi801/
Mpheshwa7711/
Mpehewai771/
Mphiwa73283/
Mpaiwa7361/
Mphawa7314/
Mpfawa7314/
Mpeewo7312/
Npiewa7310/
Mpevga736/
Mpahwa731/
Mpojwa731/
Mphewe731/
Mpewui731/
Mpajwa731/
Mpoiwa731/
Mpiwah731/
Mpeavy731/
Mpevaiz671/

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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 Mpewa
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