Mpomwa Surname

851,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 321 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mpomwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Mpomwa 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
Tanzania2951:179,46315,628
Uganda201:1,951,96463,898
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994

Mpomwa (35) may also be a first name.

Mpomwa Last Name Facts

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

Mpomwa occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Mpomwa.

How Common Is The Last Name Mpomwa? popularity and diffusion

Mpomwa is the 851,613th most commonly used surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 22,702,635 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mpomwa are found; 98 percent are found in East Africa and 98 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Mpomwa is also the 1,744,716th most frequently occurring given name at a global level. It is borne by 35 people.

This surname is most widely held in Tanzania, where it is borne by 295 people, or 1 in 179,463. In Tanzania Mpomwa is most numerous in: Mbeya Region, where 57 percent live, Rukwa Region, where 42 percent live and Dar es Salaam Region, where 0 percent live. Besides Tanzania it exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 6 percent live and The DR Congo, where 1 percent live.

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
Mpomba831,250/
Mpamwa83472/
Mpumwa8315/
Mpomwi8311/
Mponwa831/
Mpemwa831/
Mpoumba7712/
Mpatimwa711/
Mpombo678,626/
Mpamba674,089/
Mpumba67725/
Mpombi6786/
Mpemva6745/
Mpombe6732/
Mpanwa6713/
Mpamwe674/
Mpomvo671/
Mponba671/
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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 Mpomwa
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