Mpedi Surname

206,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,012 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Botswana

Mpedi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mpedi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1,3841:39,1465,038
Botswana5291:4,134610
DR Congo681:1,086,46468,260
Cameroon251:830,76357,125
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
France11:66,422,722504,397
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Wales11:3,094,53244,023

Mpedi (1,077) may also be a first name.

Mpedi Last Name Facts

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

Mpedi is found in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mpedi? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 206,072nd most commonly held family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 3,622,041 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mpedi live; 95 percent live in Southern Africa and 95 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 243,509th most widespread first name worldwide. It is borne by 1,077 people.

Mpedi is most common in South Africa, where it is borne by 1,384 people, or 1 in 39,146. In South Africa Mpedi is primarily concentrated in: Gauteng, where 32 percent live, North West, where 30 percent live and Limpopo, where 27 percent live. Beside South Africa Mpedi occurs in 9 countries. It is also common in Botswana, where 26 percent live and The DR Congo, where 3 percent live.

Mpedi Last Name Statistics demography

Mpedi earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 56.57% less than the national average, earning R 103,200 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mpiedi9162/
Mphedi912/
Mpetdie831/
Mphedhi831/
Mpidi802,577/
Mpadi801,369/
Mpodi80420/
Mpeda8014/
Mpede804/
Mpedy802/
Mphidi73522/
Mphadi73121/
Mpuidi7396/
Mphodi7366/
Mpadhi7348/
Mpadai739/
Mpedda739/
Mpiodi734/
Nmpidi732/
M'Pidi732/
Mpodyi732/
Mpadiy731/
Mpedet731/
Mpodie731/
Mpadyi731/
Mpedeh731/
M'Padi731/
Bedi6745,180/
Vedi673,717/
Mphidhi671/
Mphadei671/

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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 Mpedi
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