Mphahama Surname

807,857th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 346 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Mphahama Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mphahama Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho2911:6,9851,495
South Africa551:985,04961,274

Mphahama (63) may also be a first name.

Mphahama Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mphahama is carried by more people in Lesotho than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mphahama? popularity and diffusion

It is the 807,857th most commonly occurring last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 21,062,271 people. The surname Mphahama is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mphahama reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Mphahama is also the 1,234,572nd most frequent first name at a global level, borne by 63 people.

This surname is most commonly used in Lesotho, where it is carried by 291 people, or 1 in 6,985. In Lesotho Mphahama is most common in: Berea District, where 59 percent live, Maseru District, where 30 percent live and Leribe District, where 9 percent live. Beside Lesotho this surname is found in one country. It is also common in South Africa, where 16 percent live.

Mphahama Last Name Statistics demography

Mphahama earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 38.46% less than the national average, earning R 146,232 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mphhama931/
Mpahamat882/
Mphama8626/
Mpaama863/
Mphamad804/
Mpama773,753/
Mphammad759/
Mphamo71860/
Mpamah71545/
Mpaima71384/
Mpamga7128/
Mphoma716/
Mpeama714/
Mpauma712/
Mpamay711/
M'Pama711/
Mpamai711/
Mpamaa711/
Mpeamah674/
Mphomas671/
Mmphamo671/

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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 Mphahama
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