Mpiri Surname

924,083rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 286 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mpiri Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mpiri Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1761:300,80523,193
DR Congo751:985,06164,020
Zimbabwe151:1,029,21663,831
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Mpiri (26) may also be a first name.

Mpiri Last Name Facts

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

Mpiri is most common in Tanzania. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mpiri? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 924,083rd most commonly used last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 25,480,930 people. Mpiri is primarily found in Africa, where 97 percent of Mpiri live; 63 percent live in East Africa and 62 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,084,397th most prevalent first name globally. It is borne by 26 people.

The surname Mpiri is most numerous in Tanzania, where it is borne by 176 people, or 1 in 300,805. In Tanzania Mpiri is mostly concentrated in: Dar es Salaam Region, where 70 percent live, Iringa Region, where 22 percent live and Tanga Region, where 2 percent live. Without taking into account Tanzania it is found in 12 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 26 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 5 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mpieri91300/
Mphiri91193/
Mpeiri917/
Mpirai914/
Mpiroi913/
Mpiori911/
Mpfiri911/
Mpira803,594/
Mperi80104/
Mpuri8051/
Mpire8010/
Mpiry803/
Mpiere73903/
Mpaire7324/
Mpuire7310/
Mphire736/
Mpaira736/
Mpires735/
Mphira734/
Mpeire733/
Npiori733/
Mpoire732/
M'Peri731/
Mpeeri731/
Npirei731/
Mperri731/
Biri6716,779/
Viri673,697/
Uambiri6717/
M'Piere674/
Mpierre671/
Mpfuuri671/

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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 Mpiri
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