Mpiri Surname
Approximately 286 people bear this surname
Mpiri Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 176 | 1:300,805 | 23,193 |
| DR Congo | 75 | 1:985,061 | 64,020 |
| Zimbabwe | 15 | 1:1,029,216 | 63,831 |
| Indonesia | 5 | 1:26,449,839 | 597,308 |
| Malawi | 4 | 1:4,279,777 | 24,060 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
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
The surname Mpiri is borne by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Mpiri click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mpiri? popularity and diffusion
It is the 924,083rd most widely held family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 25,480,930 people. The surname Mpiri occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Mpiri are found; 63 percent are found in East Africa and 62 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,084,397th most numerous first name in the world, held by 26 people.
The surname Mpiri is most widespread in Tanzania, where it is borne by 176 people, or 1 in 300,805. In Tanzania it is mostly found in: Dar es Salaam Region, where 70 percent reside, Iringa Region, where 22 percent reside and Tanga Region, where 2 percent reside. Besides Tanzania Mpiri occurs in 12 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 26 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 5 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mpieri | 91 | 300 | / |
| Mphiri | 91 | 193 | / |
| Mpeiri | 91 | 7 | / |
| Mpirai | 91 | 4 | / |
| Mpiroi | 91 | 3 | / |
| Mpiori | 91 | 1 | / |
| Mpfiri | 91 | 1 | / |
| Mpira | 80 | 3,594 | / |
| Mperi | 80 | 104 | / |
| Mpuri | 80 | 51 | / |
| Mpire | 80 | 10 | / |
| Mpiry | 80 | 3 | / |
| Mpiere | 73 | 903 | / |
| Mpaire | 73 | 24 | / |
| Mpuire | 73 | 10 | / |
| Mphire | 73 | 6 | / |
| Mpaira | 73 | 6 | / |
| Mpires | 73 | 5 | / |
| Mphira | 73 | 4 | / |
| Mpeire | 73 | 3 | / |
| Npiori | 73 | 3 | / |
| Mpoire | 73 | 2 | / |
| M'Peri | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mpeeri | 73 | 1 | / |
| Npirei | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mperri | 73 | 1 | / |
| Biri | 67 | 16,779 | / |
| Viri | 67 | 3,697 | / |
| Uambiri | 67 | 17 | / |
| M'Piere | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mpierre | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mpfuuri | 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 Mpiri
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