Mwape Surname

2,831st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 197,690 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Mwape Surname Definition:

Mwape is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: born with only one surviving grandparent.

Mwape Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia120,0401:13214
DR Congo76,2691:96979
Malawi8631:19,8373,086
Zimbabwe1201:128,65217,093
South Africa831:652,74348,091
Botswana771:28,4025,684
Tanzania741:715,42740,832
England431:1,295,76958,667
United States361:10,068,304413,125
France231:2,887,944200,772
Australia101:2,699,570109,631
Kenya61:7,696,65052,907
China61:227,886,92811,701
Iceland41:95,0224,787
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Namibia41:602,35012,421
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Angola11:26,989,21411,853

Mwape (16,223) may also be a first name.

Mwape Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Mwape is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: born with only one surviving grandparent.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Mwape Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mwape is found in Zambia more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mwape? popularity and diffusion

Mwape is the 2,831st most frequently held family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 36,864 people. The surname Mwape occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwape are found; 61 percent are found in Southern Africa and 61 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 43,995th most widely held forename throughout the world, held by 16,223 people.

The last name is most prevalent in Zambia, where it is borne by 120,040 people, or 1 in 132. In Zambia Mwape is most common in: Copperbelt Province, where 25 percent live, Luapula Province, where 25 percent live and Central Province, where 21 percent live. Excluding Zambia Mwape exists in 35 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 39 percent live and Malawi, where 0 percent live.

Mwape Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Mwape earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 208.6% more than the national average, earning R 733,356 per year and in United States they earn 36.27% less than the national average, earning $27,500 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mmwape9127/
Mwaupe9111/
Mwaipe9110/
Mwapea9110/
Mwaphe913/
Mwaape911/
Mwapee911/
Mwap895/
Mwaupea835/
Mwayope831/
Mbape80334/
Muape80208/
Mwapa80167/
Mwepe80165/
Mwapi8099/
Mwipe8028/
Mwapf802/
Mwapp801/
Mbappe731,877/
Mweupe73727/
Mwaipa73182/
Mwapai7315/
Mwepea7310/
Mwapfa737/
Mwopei736/
Mweepe735/
Mbapey731/
Muapeu731/
Mbapea731/
Mbap67112/
Mwaipha6798/
Mbuyape6786/
Mwapaha6775/
Muap6758/
Mouhape6753/
Mwayopa6734/
Mwapfaa6731/
Mwayepi677/
Mvap674/
M'Bappe673/
Mbappee672/
Mwab671/
Muadper671/
Mbaapeh671/
Muadpet671/
Mwayupi671/
Mwaphaa671/
Mwapaya671/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Mwape
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