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
Mpwesa is more frequently found in Malawi than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mpwesa? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,701,480th most widespread family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 63,369,964 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mpwesa live; 91 percent live in Southern Africa and 91 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
The surname Mpwesa is most prevalent in Malawi, where it is carried by 105 people, or 1 in 163,039. Outside of Malawi this last name is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 8 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 1 percent are found.
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
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis