Mphafa Surname

627,290th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 488 people bear this surname

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

Mphafa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mphafa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa4871:111,24813,382
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144

Mphafa Last Name Facts

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

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

How Common Is The Last Name Mphafa? popularity and diffusion

The surname Mphafa is the 627,290th most widespread surname globally It is held by around 1 in 14,933,496 people. The last name Mphafa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mphafa are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The last name is most widespread in South Africa, where it is borne by 487 people, or 1 in 111,248. In South Africa it is primarily found in: Eastern Cape, where 57 percent live, Gauteng, where 21 percent live and Western Cape, where 12 percent live. Without taking into account South Africa this surname is found in one country. It is also found in Malawi, where 0 percent live.

Mphafa Last Name Statistics demography

Mphafa earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 35.69% less than the national average, earning R 152,832 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mpafa91649/
Mphafi83965/
Mphafe83297/
Mphafo8323/
Mphofa831/
'Mphafi772/
Mphapha771/
Mpafi73137/
Mpafe7318/
Mfafa736/
Mpefa733/
Mpofa732/
Mphofe67349/
Mpapha6771/
Mfopha6747/
Mphefo6741/
Mphofo675/
Bhafat672/
Mpopha672/
Mphofi672/
Mpaafi671/
Mphofy671/
Bahafa671/
Bhafas671/
Mpahfi671/
Mpepha671/

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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 Mphafa
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