Mwepwe Surname

179,668th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,374 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Mwepwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

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Mwepwe Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo2,1411:34,5074,288
Zambia2331:68,0255,991

Mwepwe (49) may also be a first name.

Mwepwe Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Mwepwe Come From? nationality or country of origin

Mwepwe occurs more in The DR Congo more than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mwepwe? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 179,668th most widespread last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,069,733 people. The surname Mwepwe occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwepwe live; 90 percent live in Central Africa and 90 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,430,306th most commonly used given name worldwide It is held by 49 people.

Mwepwe is most commonly used in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 2,141 people, or 1 in 34,507. Other than The DR Congo this surname is found in one country. It is also found in Zambia, where 10 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mwempwe925/
Mweempwe864/
Mwapwe8338/
Mwepwa8321/
Mwebwe8311/
Mwepue831/
Mweepwa773/
Mweebwe771/
Mwabwe671,275/
Mwibwe67231/
Mwebwa6781/
Mwipwa6734/
Mwebbe6716/
Muepue671/
Mwaibwe6277/
Muhepwa621/
Mweebwa621/
Mwibwa5028/
Mwebbi504/
Mbebwe502/
Muebue501/
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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 Mwepwe
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