Mpongwe Surname
Approximately 1,553 people bear this surname
Mpongwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 1,475 | 1:10,746 | 1,243 |
| DR Congo | 62 | 1:1,191,606 | 73,277 |
| Tanzania | 15 | 1:3,529,441 | 50,903 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Mpongwe (52) may also be a first name.
Mpongwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mpongwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mpongwe has its highest incidence in Zambia. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Mpongwe click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mpongwe? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 254,336th most frequently occurring surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 4,692,560 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mpongwe live; 95 percent live in Southern Africa and 95 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,381,723rd most commonly used first name world-wide, held by 52 people.
This last name is most numerous in Zambia, where it is borne by 1,475 people, or 1 in 10,746. In Zambia Mpongwe is primarily found in: Northern Province, where 43 percent are found, Luapula Province, where 28 percent are found and Copperbelt Province, where 17 percent are found. Not including Zambia this last name is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 4 percent are found and Tanzania, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mphonngwe | 88 | 1 | / |
| Mpungwe | 86 | 4,150 | / |
| Mpangwe | 86 | 1,654 | / |
| Mpongue | 86 | 149 | / |
| Mpongwa | 86 | 43 | / |
| Mphangwe | 80 | 690 | / |
| Mphongwa | 80 | 15 | / |
| Mpoungue | 80 | 1 | / |
| M'Pungwe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mmphangwe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mpangwa | 71 | 2,075 | / |
| Mpungue | 71 | 1,904 | / |
| Mpongui | 71 | 840 | / |
| Mpangue | 71 | 137 | / |
| Mpungwa | 71 | 62 | / |
| Npangwe | 71 | 5 | / |
| Mpumgwe | 71 | 5 | / |
| Npungwe | 71 | 4 | / |
| Npongue | 71 | 2 | / |
| Mpoungui | 67 | 961 | / |
| Mpang'wa | 67 | 171 | / |
| Mphangwa | 67 | 38 | / |
| Mphungwa | 67 | 14 | / |
| Mpangoue | 67 | 1 | / |
| M'Poungui | 63 | 2 | / |
| Mmphungwa | 63 | 1 | / |
| Mpangui | 57 | 62 | / |
| Mponqui | 57 | 2 | / |
| Mpungui | 57 | 1 | / |
| Mpungua | 57 | 1 | / |
| Mpankuhe | 53 | 91 | / |
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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 Mpongwe
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