Mpewe Surname
Approximately 356 people bear this surname
Mpewe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 340 | 1:50,350 | 7,017 |
| South Africa | 15 | 1:3,611,847 | 123,156 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Mpewe Demographics
Average Mpewe Salary in
South Africa
R 162,072
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Mpewe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mpewe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mpewe is found in Malawi more than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Mpewe.
How Common Is The Last Name Mpewe? popularity and diffusion
Mpewe is the 791,719th most commonly used last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 20,470,635 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mpewe are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
The last name Mpewe is most widespread in Malawi, where it is borne by 340 people, or 1 in 50,350. Outside of Malawi this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 4 percent live and Uganda, where 0 percent live.
Mpewe Last Name Statistics demography
Mpewe earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 31.8% less than the national average, earning R 162,072 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mphewe | 91 | 1 | / |
| Mpew | 89 | 1 | / |
| Mpebe | 80 | 1,362 | / |
| Mpewa | 80 | 404 | / |
| Mpeve | 80 | 176 | / |
| Mpowe | 80 | 111 | / |
| Mpywe | 80 | 28 | / |
| Mpawe | 80 | 9 | / |
| Mpiwe | 80 | 7 | / |
| Mpewi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mphiwe | 73 | 322 | / |
| Mpeiwa | 73 | 93 | / |
| Mpiewa | 73 | 15 | / |
| Mpeveh | 73 | 11 | / |
| Mphebe | 73 | 2 | / |
| Mpewui | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mphewa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mpoweh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mpebee | 73 | 1 | / |
| M'Peiwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mpiw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mpahawe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mphejwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mpheiwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mphiweh | 67 | 1 | / |
| M'Phebe | 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
- 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 Mpewe
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