Mpephu Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

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

Mpephu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mpephu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa131:4,167,516132,322

Mpephu (18) may also be a first name.

Mpephu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mpephu is borne by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Mpephu.

How Common Is The Last Name Mpephu? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 5,391,485th most prevalent surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 560,580,455 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mpephu live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Mpephu is also the 2,608,198th most frequently occurring first name in the world. It is borne by 18 people.

Mpephu is most frequently occurring in South Africa, where it is borne by 13 people, or 1 in 4,167,516. In South Africa it is most frequent in: Free State, where 62 percent are found and Gauteng, where 38 percent are found.

Mpephu Last Name Statistics demography

Mpephu earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 44.68% less than the national average, earning R 131,472 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mphephu924,772/
Mpepu91198/
Mphepu8330/
Mpaphu832/
Mpophu832/
Mphaphu7731/
Mphepau773/
Mphophu771/
Mphepuh771/
Mpefu73351/
Mpapu73150/
Bephu735/
Vephu734/
Mpopu733/
Mphofu67722/
Mphefu67194/
Mphafu676/
Mpopfu673/
Mpapuu671/
Mphifu671/
Mppofu671/

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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 Mpephu
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