Mpahane Surname

764,765th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 373 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Mpahane Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mpahane Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2341:231,52923,959
Lesotho1371:14,8363,243
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830

Mpahane Last Name Facts

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

Mpahane is borne by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mpahane? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 764,765th most frequently occurring surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 19,537,657 people. The surname Mpahane is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mpahane are found; 99 percent are found in Southern Africa and 99 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

It is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is borne by 234 people, or 1 in 231,529. In South Africa Mpahane is most numerous in: Gauteng, where 48 percent live, Free State, where 44 percent live and North West, where 5 percent live. Aside from South Africa this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Lesotho, where 37 percent live and Cameroon, where 1 percent live.

Mpahane Last Name Statistics demography

Mpahane earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 41.36% less than the national average, earning R 139,344 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mphahane9365/
Mphane92426/
Mpaane9227/
Mphanje861,132/
Mpheane8640/
Mphange8611/
'Mphane861/
Mpane83957/
Mphahana801/
Mpange774,391/
Mpanje771,543/
Mphana77628/
Mpaine77101/
Mphene7761/
Mphani7754/
Mphone7725/
Mpagne779/
Mpanhe776/
Mpayne772/
Mpaani771/
Mphany771/
Mpanie771/
Mpanha771/
Mphonje71132/
M'Panhe716/
Mphangi714/
Mphonge712/
Mpanoha711/
Mpheana711/
Mphanna711/
Mpainei711/
Npahana711/
Mpanuha711/
Mpana671,419/
Mpene671,131/
Mpani67797/
Mpone67216/
Mpany672/
Mpahieni671/
Npane671/
Mpanj671/

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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
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  • 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 Mpahane
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