Mpwesa Surname
Approximately 115 people bear this surname
Mpwesa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 105 | 1:163,039 | 16,499 |
| Tanzania | 9 | 1:5,882,401 | 60,754 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Mpwesa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mpwesa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mpwesa is found in Malawi more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mpwesa? popularity and diffusion
The surname Mpwesa is the 1,701,480th most commonly held last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 63,369,964 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mpwesa reside; 91 percent reside in Southern Africa and 91 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
The last name is most numerous in Malawi, where it is carried by 105 people, or 1 in 163,039. Beside Malawi it is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 8 percent live and The DR Congo, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mpwesha | 92 | 3 | / |
| Pwesa | 91 | 16 | / |
| Mbwesa | 83 | 91 | / |
| Mpweza | 83 | 21 | / |
| Pwesha | 83 | 9 | / |
| Mvwesa | 83 | 4 | / |
| Mpwasa | 83 | 2 | / |
| Mpwisa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mpwese | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mpuesa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mpweso | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mpweeza | 77 | 5 | / |
| Mpwasha | 77 | 5 | / |
| Mpwisha | 77 | 4 | / |
| Mbwesas | 77 | 1 | / |
| Pweesha | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bwesa | 73 | 47 | / |
| Pwisa | 73 | 21 | / |
| Puesa | 73 | 3 | / |
| Mpouessa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mbwese | 67 | 4,008 | / |
| Mbweza | 67 | 1,117 | / |
| Mvuesa | 67 | 482 | / |
| Mbweso | 67 | 126 | / |
| Mbuesa | 67 | 89 | / |
| Mpuisa | 67 | 75 | / |
| Mbwisa | 67 | 65 | / |
| Mbwasa | 67 | 49 | / |
| Mbweja | 67 | 34 | / |
| Bwesia | 67 | 21 | / |
| Bwesai | 67 | 19 | / |
| Bwesha | 67 | 16 | / |
| Bwessa | 67 | 5 | / |
| Pweseu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mpwiza | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pwisai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mvweza | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pwisha | 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 Mpwesa
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