Mpekoane Surname

1,839,022nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 101 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Mpekoane Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mpekoane Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho781:26,0585,159
South Africa231:2,355,55298,611

Mpekoane (20) may also be a first name.

Mpekoane Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mpekoane is found most frequently in Lesotho. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mpekoane? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,839,022nd most frequently occurring family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 72,153,920 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mpekoane reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,446,817th most widespread first name world-wide. It is borne by 20 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Lesotho, where it is carried by 78 people, or 1 in 26,058. In Lesotho Mpekoane is mostly concentrated in: Maseru District, where 41 percent are found, Leribe District, where 27 percent are found and Thaba-Tseka District, where 21 percent are found. Aside from Lesotho this last name is found in one country. It is also common in South Africa, where 23 percent are found.

Mpekoane Last Name Statistics demography

Mpekoane earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 53.99% less than the national average, earning R 109,332 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mphekoane9445/
Mphekgoane8996/
Mpokoane8814/
Mpikoane882/
Mpakoane881/
Mpekoana881/
Mphokoane829/
Bekouane755/
Mpikoana751/
Bekhouane711/
Bikoane672/
Bekouone63278/
Bekouana6381/
Bikouane632/
Bekouonne5922/
Mpikouoni591/
Bikoana531/

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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 Mpekoane
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