Mpenyane Surname

541,435th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 593 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Mpenyane Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mpenyane Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa3041:178,21619,593
Lesotho2851:7,1321,541
Botswana41:546,73222,624

Mpenyane (194) may also be a first name.

Mpenyane Last Name Facts

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

Mpenyane occurs more in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mpenyane? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 541,435th most numerous family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 12,289,285 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mpenyane live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 651,944th most frequent forename in the world, held by 194 people.

It is most prevalent in South Africa, where it is held by 304 people, or 1 in 178,216. In South Africa Mpenyane is primarily found in: Limpopo, where 61 percent reside, Gauteng, where 28 percent reside and Free State, where 8 percent reside. Aside from South Africa this last name occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Lesotho, where 48 percent reside and Botswana, where 1 percent reside.

Mpenyane Last Name Statistics demography

Mpenyane earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 49.16% less than the national average, earning R 120,804 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
'Mpenyane9436/
Mphenyane9428/
Mpeinyane941/
Mpenyana88723/
Mpenyani88103/
Mpinyane8813/
Mpenjane881/
Mphinyane82228/
Mphenyana8211/
Mphenyani822/
'Mpenyana821/
Benyane8066/
Venyane801/
Mphainyane7831/
Mpinyana7542/
Mpinyani756/
Benyanet755/
Bhenyane753/
Mpiniane751/
Benyanee751/
Benyange751/
Mphinyana7161/
Mphinyani714/
Beniane67638/
Binyane67394/
Benjane67162/
Benyana67119/
Benyani6765/
Benhane6712/
Mphainyana674/
Begnane672/
Venjane671/
Venyani671/

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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 Mpenyane
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