Mwape Surname
Approximately 197,690 people bear this surname
Mwape Surname Definition:
Mwape is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: born with only one surviving grandparent.
Mwape Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 120,040 | 1:132 | 14 |
| DR Congo | 76,269 | 1:969 | 79 |
| Malawi | 863 | 1:19,837 | 3,086 |
| Zimbabwe | 120 | 1:128,652 | 17,093 |
| South Africa | 83 | 1:652,743 | 48,091 |
| Botswana | 77 | 1:28,402 | 5,684 |
| Tanzania | 74 | 1:715,427 | 40,832 |
| England | 43 | 1:1,295,769 | 58,667 |
| United States | 36 | 1:10,068,304 | 413,125 |
| France | 23 | 1:2,887,944 | 200,772 |
| Australia | 10 | 1:2,699,570 | 109,631 |
| Kenya | 6 | 1:7,696,650 | 52,907 |
| China | 6 | 1:227,886,928 | 11,701 |
| Iceland | 4 | 1:95,022 | 4,787 |
| Belgium | 4 | 1:2,874,161 | 111,046 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Namibia | 4 | 1:602,350 | 12,421 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Lesotho | 1 | 1:2,032,558 | 23,402 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
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.
Mwape Demographics
Average Mwape Salary in
United States
$27,500 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mmwape | 91 | 27 | / |
| Mwaupe | 91 | 11 | / |
| Mwaipe | 91 | 10 | / |
| Mwapea | 91 | 10 | / |
| Mwaphe | 91 | 3 | / |
| Mwaape | 91 | 1 | / |
| Mwapee | 91 | 1 | / |
| Mwap | 89 | 5 | / |
| Mwaupea | 83 | 5 | / |
| Mwayope | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mbape | 80 | 334 | / |
| Muape | 80 | 208 | / |
| Mwapa | 80 | 167 | / |
| Mwepe | 80 | 165 | / |
| Mwapi | 80 | 99 | / |
| Mwipe | 80 | 28 | / |
| Mwapf | 80 | 2 | / |
| Mwapp | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mbappe | 73 | 1,877 | / |
| Mweupe | 73 | 727 | / |
| Mwaipa | 73 | 182 | / |
| Mwapai | 73 | 15 | / |
| Mwepea | 73 | 10 | / |
| Mwapfa | 73 | 7 | / |
| Mwopei | 73 | 6 | / |
| Mweepe | 73 | 5 | / |
| Mbapey | 73 | 1 | / |
| Muapeu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mbapea | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mbap | 67 | 112 | / |
| Mwaipha | 67 | 98 | / |
| Mbuyape | 67 | 86 | / |
| Mwapaha | 67 | 75 | / |
| Muap | 67 | 58 | / |
| Mouhape | 67 | 53 | / |
| Mwayopa | 67 | 34 | / |
| Mwapfaa | 67 | 31 | / |
| Mwayepi | 67 | 7 | / |
| Mvap | 67 | 4 | / |
| M'Bappe | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mbappee | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mwab | 67 | 1 | / |
| Muadper | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbaapeh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Muadpet | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwayupi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwaphaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwapaya | 67 | 1 | / |
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Footnotes
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