Mupewa Surname

1,691,963rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 116 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Namibia

Mupewa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mupewa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia461:344,56418,269
Namibia391:61,7806,931
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
Zimbabwe41:3,859,560114,807

Mupewa (11) may also be a first name.

Mupewa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mupewa occurs more in Zambia more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mupewa? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,691,963rd most commonly held last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 62,823,672 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mupewa reside; 77 percent reside in Southern Africa and 77 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Mupewa is also the 3,487,849th most widespread given name globally. It is borne by 11 people.

Mupewa is most frequently held in Zambia, where it is held by 46 people, or 1 in 344,564. In Zambia it is most frequent in: Western Province, where 59 percent live, North-Western Province, where 35 percent live and Central Province, where 2 percent live. Other than Zambia Mupewa occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Namibia, where 34 percent live and The DR Congo, where 23 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mupeiwa92123/
Mupeswa9216/
Mupehwa922/
Mupiwa83634/
Mupawa832/
Mupeba831/
Mupewe831/
Mupewo831/
Mupfawa77952/
Mupihwa7710/
Mupiewe773/
Meupewo771/
Mupawea771/
Muphawa771/
Mupfiwa771/
Mupfuiwa717/
Meupewou714/
Mipawa677,808/
Mupiwi6779/
Mupava673/
Mupavo672/
Mupevi671/
Mipiwa671/
Mipeva671/
Mupawo671/
Mupfava62116/
Moepjwa6233/
Mupuiwi621/
Muppava621/
Mipaeva621/
Moupebey5711/
Moephiwa571/
Mipava503/

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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 Mupewa
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