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 is carried by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mpahla? popularity and diffusion

It is the 484,676th most widespread last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 10,623,245 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mpahla reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,684,242nd most commonly held first name in the world It is held by 10 people.

The surname Mpahla is most widespread in South Africa, where it is carried by 659 people, or 1 in 82,212. In South Africa it is most frequent in: Eastern Cape, where 56 percent are found, Western Cape, where 15 percent are found and North West, where 11 percent are found. Apart from South Africa it exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 4 percent are found and England, where 0 percent are found.

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
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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 Mpahla
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