Mpafa Surname

505,580th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 649 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Mpafa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mpafa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa5831:92,92911,362
Zimbabwe641:241,22226,284
France11:66,422,722504,397
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Mpafa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mpafa is held by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Mpafa.

How Common Is The Last Name Mpafa? popularity and diffusion

Mpafa is the 505,580th most commonly occurring surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 11,228,884 people. Mpafa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mpafa live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The surname Mpafa is most numerous in South Africa, where it is borne by 583 people, or 1 in 92,929. In South Africa Mpafa is most prevalent in: Eastern Cape, where 60 percent are found, Western Cape, where 16 percent are found and Gauteng, where 14 percent are found. Beside South Africa Mpafa is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 10 percent are found and France, where 0 percent are found.

Mpafa Last Name Statistics demography

Mpafa earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 51.79% less than the national average, earning R 114,576 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mphafa91488/
Mpafi80137/
Mpafe8018/
Mpefa803/
Mpofa802/
Mphafi73965/
Mphafe73297/
Mpapha7371/
Mphafo7323/
Mpahfi731/
Mphofa731/
Mpaafi731/
Vafa672,417/
Bafa671,008/
'Mphafi672/
Mphapha671/
Mpafout671/

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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 Mpafa
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