Mphafi Surname

371,870th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 965 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Mphafi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mphafi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa5901:91,82711,236
Lesotho3721:5,4641,121
England21:27,859,030389,889
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Mphafi (72) may also be a first name.

Mphafi Last Name Facts

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

Mphafi is more frequently found in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mphafi? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mphafi is the 371,870th most numerous surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 7,551,861 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mphafi reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,143,416th most widespread first name globally, borne by 72 people.

The last name is most frequent in South Africa, where it is held by 590 people, or 1 in 91,827. In South Africa Mphafi is primarily found in: Eastern Cape, where 37 percent live, Free State, where 24 percent live and Gauteng, where 21 percent live. Barring South Africa it exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Lesotho, where 39 percent live and England, where 0 percent live.

Mphafi Last Name Statistics demography

Mphafi earn notably less less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 24.05% less than the national average, earning R 180,492 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
'Mphafi922/
Mpafi91137/
Mphafa83488/
Mphafe83297/
Mphofi832/
Mpaafi831/
Mpahfi831/
Mphaphi772/
Mpafa73649/
Mpofi7325/
Mpefi7321/
Mpafe7318/
Bhafi733/
Mfafi731/
Bahafi67388/
Mphofe67349/
Mpoifi6775/
Mpapha6771/
Mpaphi6766/
Mfopha6747/
Mfophi6717/
Mpopha672/
Vaphai671/
Baphai671/
Mpofui671/
Mphofy671/
Mphofa671/

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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 Mphafi
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