Mpweku Surname

5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Mpweku Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Mpweku 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
Uganda101:3,903,92893,934
Tanzania51:10,588,32375,430

Mpweku Last Name Facts

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

Mpweku is most common in Uganda. It can be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mpweku? popularity and diffusion

It is the 5,057,639th most commonly used family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 485,836,394 people. Mpweku is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mpweku live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

Mpweku is most frequently occurring in Uganda, where it is carried by 10 people, or 1 in 3,903,928. In Uganda Mpweku is primarily concentrated in: Luuka District, where 70 percent live, Buvuma District, where 10 percent live and Buyende District, where 10 percent live. Beside Uganda it exists in one country. It is also common in Tanzania, where 33 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
Mpweeku921/
Pweku9110/
Mbweku838/
Bweku732/
Mbwiku672/
Mbwaku671/
Npwaku671/
Pwicku671/
Mbouekou571/
Bwiku558/
Bbeku551/
Bveku551/
Buekud501/
Vwjkuj501/
Buekus501/
Buekui501/
Puikui501/
Mbuiku501/
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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 Mpweku
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