Mpahla Surname

484,676th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 686 people bear this surname

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

Mpahla Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mpahla Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa6591:82,21210,155
Zimbabwe251:617,53046,943
England11:55,718,059489,080
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718

Mpahla (10) may also be a first name.

Mpahla Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mpahla occurs more in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mpahla? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 484,676th most widely held surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 10,623,245 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mpahla reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Mpahla is also the 3,684,242nd most commonly occurring first name in the world It is held by 10 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in South Africa, where it is borne by 659 people, or 1 in 82,212. In South Africa Mpahla is primarily concentrated in: Eastern Cape, where 56 percent live, Western Cape, where 15 percent live and North West, where 11 percent live. Besides South Africa this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 4 percent live and England, where 0 percent live.

Mpahla Last Name Statistics demography

Mpahla earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 59.43% less than the national average, earning R 96,408 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mphahla9267/
Mpahala924/
Mpala9144,016/
Mphela8310,949/
Mpehla83268/
Mpohla83161/
Mpalla83158/
Mphala83133/
Mpaala83118/
Mpahlo8370/
Mphola8343/
M'Pala8327/
Mpaula8318/
Mpalia8313/
Mpalai837/
Mpalya835/
Mpaloa835/
Mpaila832/
Mpatla832/
Mpaela831/
Mbpala831/
Mmpala831/
Mpalah831/
Mppala831/
Mpasla831/
Mphoola77315/
Mphohla77172/
Mphalla7748/
Mphehla7718/
Mphaila777/
Mpallas774/
Mphahlo771/
M'Palla771/
Mphatla771/
Mphella771/
Mphotla771/
Mpahloo771/
Mpaahlo771/
Mpela735,321/
Mpola733,415/
Mpalo73569/
Npala732/
M'Phoola711/
Mpasella711/
Mpholo672,081/
Mphalo671,675/
Mphelo671,316/
Mpoola67682/
Mpohlo67641/
Mpaulo67534/
Mpehlo67334/
Mpotla67327/
Mpuila67295/
Mpoula6764/
Mpaelo6755/
Mpeula6725/
Mpolla6713/
Mpolas6711/
Mpoela677/
Mpalei675/
'Mpela674/
Mpallo672/
M'Pela672/
Mpalos672/
Mpelah671/
Mpaleu671/
Npahlo671/
Mpolai671/
Mhpola671/

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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 Mpahla
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