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
The surname Mpuwe is found in Malawi more than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mpuwe? popularity and diffusion
Mpuwe is the 4,908,606th most commonly held family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 455,471,620 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mpuwe live; 56 percent live in Southern Africa and 56 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,306,491st most commonly held first name on earth, borne by 12 people.
It is most prevalent in Malawi, where it is carried by 9 people, or 1 in 1,902,123. Besides Malawi it occurs in 3 countries. It is also common 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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