Mwepu Surname
Approximately 83,952 people bear this surname
Mwepu Surname Definition:
Mwepu is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: sponge.
Mwepu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 82,330 | 1:897 | 72 |
| Zambia | 1,564 | 1:10,134 | 1,170 |
| South Africa | 14 | 1:3,869,836 | 127,494 |
| China | 6 | 1:227,886,928 | 11,701 |
| Switzerland | 6 | 1:1,368,819 | 77,571 |
| Sweden | 6 | 1:1,641,126 | 116,183 |
| Canada | 4 | 1:9,211,398 | 321,528 |
| Zimbabwe | 3 | 1:5,146,080 | 115,446 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
Mwepu (3,444) may also be a first name.
Mwepu Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Mwepu is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: sponge.
Mwepu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mwepu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mwepu is found in The DR Congo more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mwepu? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 6,737th most frequently used family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 86,806 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwepu reside; 98 percent reside in Central Africa and 98 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 121,191st most frequently used first name throughout the world, held by 3,444 people.
Mwepu is most frequently held in The DR Congo, where it is held by 82,330 people, or 1 in 897. Aside from The DR Congo it occurs in 24 countries. It also occurs in Zambia, where 2 percent live and South Africa, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mweepu | 91 | 31 | / |
| Mwepou | 91 | 6 | / |
| Mwedpu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Mwwepu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Mwuepu | 91 | 1 | / |
| Muepu | 80 | 6,986 | / |
| Mwapu | 80 | 85 | / |
| Mwipu | 80 | 48 | / |
| Mbepu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mbepou | 73 | 57 | / |
| Mbeapu | 73 | 34 | / |
| Mwepoe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Muephu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mwaapu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mwa'apu | 67 | 84 | / |
| Mbepouh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mouepou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mouepuih | 62 | 1 | / |
| Muipu | 60 | 4 | / |
| Muhapu | 55 | 15 | / |
| Muepoe | 55 | 7 | / |
| Mvapou | 55 | 1 | / |
| Muipfu | 55 | 1 | / |
| Mbaipou | 50 | 73 | / |
| Mvopouh | 50 | 1 | / |
| Mbipouh | 50 | 1 | / |
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Footnotes
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