Mpwage Surname
Approximately 788 people bear this surname
Mpwage Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 787 | 1:67,270 | 7,098 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
Mpwage Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mpwage Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mpwage occurs most in Tanzania. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Mpwage click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mpwage? popularity and diffusion
The last name Mpwage is the 435,773rd most widespread surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 9,248,155 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mpwage live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
The surname Mpwage is most common in Tanzania, where it is carried by 787 people, or 1 in 67,270. In Tanzania Mpwage is most prevalent in: Iringa Region, where 54 percent reside, Morogoro Region, where 21 percent reside and Mbeya Region, where 15 percent reside. Outside of Tanzania this last name is found in one country. It is also found in Kenya, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pwage | 91 | 1 | / |
| Mpwaga | 83 | 869 | / |
| Mpwagi | 83 | 16 | / |
| Mpwege | 83 | 9 | / |
| Mbwange | 77 | 123 | / |
| Pwangge | 77 | 6 | / |
| Mpwagha | 77 | 1 | / |
| Pwaga | 73 | 152 | / |
| Puage | 73 | 13 | / |
| Bwage | 73 | 12 | / |
| Pwagi | 73 | 4 | / |
| Mpwayagi | 71 | 5 | / |
| Mbwaga | 67 | 4,709 | / |
| Mbwase | 67 | 1,471 | / |
| Mbwoge | 67 | 318 | / |
| Mpwaji | 67 | 210 | / |
| Pwangi | 67 | 10 | / |
| Mbwagi | 67 | 7 | / |
| Mbwaje | 67 | 5 | / |
| Puaghe | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mpwazi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bwagye | 67 | 2 | / |
| Vwagie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Npwege | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbwege | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pwagoi | 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 Mpwage
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