Mwepa Surname
Approximately 843 people bear this surname
Mwepa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 366 | 1:46,774 | 6,615 |
| DR Congo | 280 | 1:263,856 | 24,810 |
| Tanzania | 107 | 1:494,781 | 33,101 |
| Zambia | 85 | 1:186,470 | 12,510 |
| Rwanda | 4 | 1:2,841,244 | 3,611 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Mwepa (68) may also be a first name.
Mwepa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mwepa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mwepa occurs in Malawi more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Mwepa.
How Common Is The Last Name Mwepa? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 413,383rd most widely held family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 8,644,776 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwepa are found; 54 percent are found in Southern Africa and 54 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Mwepa is also the 1,181,159th most commonly occurring first name on earth, borne by 68 people.
It is most frequently used in Malawi, where it is borne by 366 people, or 1 in 46,774. Aside from Malawi Mwepa is found in 5 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 33 percent are found and Tanzania, where 13 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mwepea | 91 | 10 | / |
| Mwepaya | 83 | 2 | / |
| Muepa | 80 | 236 | / |
| Mbepa | 80 | 193 | / |
| Mwapa | 80 | 167 | / |
| Mwepe | 80 | 165 | / |
| Mwipa | 80 | 113 | / |
| Mwepo | 80 | 22 | / |
| Mvepa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mweipaya | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mweupe | 73 | 727 | / |
| Muepaz | 73 | 228 | / |
| Mwaipa | 73 | 182 | / |
| Mwapah | 73 | 103 | / |
| Muepas | 73 | 59 | / |
| Mbepha | 73 | 19 | / |
| Mwapai | 73 | 15 | / |
| Mwapea | 73 | 10 | / |
| M'Bepa | 73 | 9 | / |
| Mwapfa | 73 | 7 | / |
| Mwepou | 73 | 6 | / |
| Muedpa | 73 | 5 | / |
| Mweepe | 73 | 5 | / |
| Mbeppa | 73 | 3 | / |
| Mbepah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Muetpa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mvepha | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mwaipha | 67 | 98 | / |
| Mwapaha | 67 | 75 | / |
| Mwapfaa | 67 | 31 | / |
| Muephat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Muedpha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mwaphaa | 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 Mwepa
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis