Mpuwe Surname
Approximately 16 people bear this surname
Mpuwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 9 | 1:1,902,123 | 19,532 |
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Mpuwe (12) may also be a first name.
Mpuwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mpuwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mpuwe is more commonly found in Malawi than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mpuwe? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 4,908,606th most frequently occurring surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 455,471,620 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mpuwe are found; 56 percent are found in Southern Africa and 56 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,306,491st most widely held forename worldwide It is held by 12 people.
This last name is most numerous in Malawi, where it is held by 9 people, or 1 in 1,902,123. Not including Malawi Mpuwe occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 25 percent are found and Uganda, where 13 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mpuhwe | 91 | 4 | / |
| Mpuewe | 91 | 1 | / |
| Mpouwe | 91 | 1 | / |
| Mpuwa | 80 | 418 | / |
| Mpowe | 80 | 111 | / |
| Mpiwe | 80 | 7 | / |
| Npuwe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mpuve | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mpube | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mphiwe | 73 | 322 | / |
| Mphuwa | 73 | 158 | / |
| Mpauwa | 73 | 10 | / |
| Mpoube | 73 | 2 | / |
| Mpouve | 73 | 2 | / |
| Mpfuwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mpoweh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mpuube | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mpouvie | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mphiweh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mpubi | 60 | 50 | / |
| Mpiwi | 60 | 6 | / |
| Mpuva | 60 | 1 | / |
| Mphubi | 55 | 2 | / |
| Npuewi | 55 | 1 | / |
| Mpfuvyi | 50 | 5 | / |
| Mpfubyi | 50 | 1 | / |
| Npuewii | 50 | 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 Mpuwe
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