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

The last name Mpemvu is found most frequently in South Africa. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mpemvu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,447,279th most widespread family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 49,240,175 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Mpemvu live; 99 percent live in Southern Africa and 99 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

Mpemvu is most widely held in South Africa, where it is borne by 130 people, or 1 in 416,752. In South Africa it is most frequent in: Gauteng, where 70 percent reside, Mpumalanga, where 16 percent reside and Western Cape, where 9 percent reside. Besides South Africa it is found in 3 countries. It is also common 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
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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 Mpemvu
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