Mphafolane Surname
Approximately 74 people bear this surname
Mphafolane Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lesotho | 70 | 1:29,037 | 5,566 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
Mphafolane (66) may also be a first name.
Mphafolane Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mphafolane Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mphafolane occurs in Lesotho more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mphafolane? popularity and diffusion
The last name Mphafolane is the 2,203,767th most widespread family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 98,480,350 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mphafolane reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Mphafolane is also the 1,201,840th most commonly occurring forename throughout the world, borne by 66 people.
The last name is most frequently used in Lesotho, where it is held by 70 people, or 1 in 29,037. In Lesotho it is most frequent in: Leribe District, where 57 percent are found, Butha-Buthe District, where 19 percent are found and Maseru District, where 14 percent are found. Without taking into account Lesotho this surname is found in one country. It is also found in South Africa, where 5 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mphafoloane | 95 | 1 | / |
| Mphafulane | 90 | 13 | / |
| Mphafolang | 90 | 1 | / |
| Mphafolong | 80 | 4 | / |
| Mphafulana | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mpaifoulani | 76 | 1 | / |
| Mphofolwana | 76 | 1 | / |
| Bafolange | 74 | 21 | / |
| Mpafulana | 74 | 1 | / |
| Mphevlane | 74 | 1 | / |
| Bafalange | 63 | 68 | / |
| Mphephulani | 57 | 1 | / |
| Boufalane | 53 | 1 | / |
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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 Mphafolane
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