Mwapeya Surname
Approximately 526 people bear this surname
Mwapeya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 523 | 1:32,733 | 4,882 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Mwapeya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mwapeya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mwapeya is more commonly found in Malawi than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Mwapeya? popularity and diffusion
The last name Mwapeya is the 592,650th most widely held surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 13,854,650 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwapeya are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
This last name is most frequently held in Malawi, where it is carried by 523 people, or 1 in 32,733. Barring Malawi Mwapeya exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 0 percent live and South Africa, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mwaupeya | 93 | 71 | / |
| Mwapea | 92 | 10 | / |
| Mwaupea | 86 | 5 | / |
| Mbapeya | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mwapaya | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mwaipaya | 80 | 1,063 | / |
| Mwapfaya | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mwapai | 77 | 15 | / |
| Mwepea | 77 | 10 | / |
| Mbapea | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mbapey | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mwapee | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mwapaha | 71 | 75 | / |
| Mbopeya | 71 | 68 | / |
| Mwapfaa | 71 | 31 | / |
| Mbapaya | 71 | 7 | / |
| Muapuya | 71 | 4 | / |
| Mwapuja | 71 | 4 | / |
| Mwepaya | 71 | 2 | / |
| Muapeia | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mwapuyi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mwepiya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mwapoja | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mwaphaa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mwaipaja | 67 | 4,560 | / |
| Mwaphuye | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mweipaya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwasphai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwaipaji | 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 Mwapeya
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