Mwapi Surname
Approximately 99 people bear this surname
Mwapi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 76 | 1:696,600 | 40,185 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Mwapi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mwapi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mwapi is borne by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mwapi? popularity and diffusion
The last name Mwapi is the 1,860,621st most frequently used surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 73,611,575 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwapi reside; 77 percent reside in East Africa and 77 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
The surname Mwapi is most widespread in Tanzania, where it is held by 76 people, or 1 in 696,600. In Tanzania it is mostly concentrated in: Morogoro Region, where 99 percent reside and Mbeya Region, where 1 percent reside. Not including Tanzania it occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 21 percent reside and Malawi, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mwapai | 91 | 15 | / |
| Mwape | 80 | 197,690 | / |
| Mwapa | 80 | 167 | / |
| Mbapi | 80 | 25 | / |
| Muapi | 80 | 19 | / |
| Mwasphai | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mwaipa | 73 | 182 | / |
| Mmwape | 73 | 27 | / |
| Mbapai | 73 | 26 | / |
| Mwaupe | 73 | 11 | / |
| Mbappi | 73 | 10 | / |
| Mwaipe | 73 | 10 | / |
| Mwapea | 73 | 10 | / |
| Mwapfa | 73 | 7 | / |
| Mwopei | 73 | 6 | / |
| Mwaphe | 73 | 3 | / |
| Mwapee | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mbabpi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mbaphi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mwaape | 73 | 1 | / |
| Muadpi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mwaipha | 67 | 98 | / |
| Mwapaha | 67 | 75 | / |
| Mwapfaa | 67 | 31 | / |
| Muhaepi | 67 | 9 | / |
| Mwaupea | 67 | 5 | / |
| Mwaphaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwapaya | 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 Mwapi
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