Mwapepu Surname
Approximately 53 people bear this surname
Mwapepu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 52 | 1:1,018,108 | 45,504 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
Mwapepu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mwapepu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mwapepu has its highest incidence in Tanzania. It may also appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Mwapepu? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,661,929th most commonly used surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 137,500,866 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwapepu reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 100 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
The surname Mwapepu is most commonly held in Tanzania, where it is carried by 52 people, or 1 in 1,018,108. In Tanzania it is mostly concentrated in: Mbeya Region, where 98 percent reside and Songwe Region, where 2 percent reside. Other than Tanzania it occurs in one country. It also occurs in Kenya, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mapepu | 92 | 5 | / |
| Mwapepe | 86 | 22 | / |
| Mwapepo | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mwapepa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mpepu | 83 | 198 | / |
| Mapep | 83 | 3 | / |
| Mapepa | 77 | 2,393 | / |
| Mapepe | 77 | 910 | / |
| Mapapu | 77 | 766 | / |
| Mapupu | 77 | 300 | / |
| Mapepo | 77 | 166 | / |
| Mpwepu | 77 | 41 | / |
| Mupepu | 77 | 11 | / |
| Mpwapu | 77 | 4 | / |
| Mapopu | 77 | 2 | / |
| Mpwape | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mapipu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mwapopi | 71 | 392 | / |
| Mbappou | 71 | 82 | / |
| Mwabupe | 71 | 64 | / |
| Mapepoh | 71 | 10 | / |
| Mapepya | 71 | 4 | / |
| Mappapu | 71 | 3 | / |
| Mwapopo | 71 | 2 | / |
| Mwipape | 71 | 1 | / |
| Moapiep | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mupuepu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mbapeua | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mbwapeh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Maipepe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mappupa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mapuapu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mapepah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mwaipopo | 67 | 17,325 | / |
| Mpepo | 67 | 8,349 | / |
| Mwaipape | 67 | 712 | / |
| Mpepe | 67 | 355 | / |
| Mbape | 67 | 334 | / |
| Mpepi | 67 | 264 | / |
| Mupep | 67 | 239 | / |
| Mpapu | 67 | 150 | / |
| Mpape | 67 | 137 | / |
| Mpebu | 67 | 116 | / |
| Mbapu | 67 | 95 | / |
| Mpepa | 67 | 83 | / |
| Mabep | 67 | 44 | / |
| Mapup | 67 | 22 | / |
| Mepep | 67 | 13 | / |
| Mbwep | 67 | 10 | / |
| Mapap | 67 | 6 | / |
| Mapip | 67 | 5 | / |
| Mwaipabe | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mwaipuba | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mapop | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mapopbou | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mpopu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Moapapou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mpepp | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mepepyou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwaipapa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mapaipou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbepu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbwapeyi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Muppappu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwapabwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mapeb | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mopep | 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
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- 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 Mwapepu
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