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
The last name Mwepu is carried by more people in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Mwepu.
How Common Is The Last Name Mwepu? popularity and diffusion
The surname Mwepu is the 6,737th most common last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 86,806 people. Mwepu is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwepu live; 98 percent live in Central Africa and 98 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Mwepu is also the 121,191st most commonly occurring first name globally. It is borne by 3,444 people.
It is most commonly occurring in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 82,330 people, or 1 in 897. Apart from The DR Congo Mwepu occurs in 24 countries. It is also common 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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