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 has its highest incidence in South Africa. It may appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mphafa? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 627,290th most numerous family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 14,933,496 people. The last name Mphafa is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mphafa live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The last name Mphafa is most numerous in South Africa, where it is held by 487 people, or 1 in 111,248. In South Africa it is most numerous in: Eastern Cape, where 57 percent reside, Gauteng, where 21 percent reside and Western Cape, where 12 percent reside. Apart from South Africa this last name exists in one country. It is also common in Malawi, where 0 percent reside.

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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