Mpemvu Surname

1,447,279th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 148 people bear this surname

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

Mpemvu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mpemvu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1301:416,75236,221
Zimbabwe161:964,89061,721
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Mpemvu Last Name Facts

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

Mpemvu is most common in South Africa. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Mpemvu.

How Common Is The Last Name Mpemvu? popularity and diffusion

Mpemvu is the 1,447,279th most frequent last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 49,240,175 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Mpemvu are found; 99 percent are found in Southern Africa and 99 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The last name is most commonly occurring in South Africa, where it is carried by 130 people, or 1 in 416,752. In South Africa Mpemvu is most frequent in: Gauteng, where 70 percent reside, Mpumalanga, where 16 percent reside and Western Cape, where 9 percent reside. Not including South Africa this last name exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 11 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.

Mpemvu Last Name Statistics demography

Mpemvu earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 30.55% less than the national average, earning R 165,048 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mphemvu92157/
Mpembu83681/
Mpamvu8343/
Mphamvu77105/
Mphembu772/
Bemvu737/
Vemvu731/
Mpanvu6748/
Bhemvu673/
Mpetembou671/
Vembu55322/
Bembu5548/
Venvu551/
Vimvu551/
Bembou5041/
Benvau5010/
Bhembu506/
Vaimvu506/
Bemwau504/
Bembeu503/
Vembhu503/
Baimvu502/
Vembou502/
Bienvu501/
Vhembu501/

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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 Mpemvu
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