Mphahlela Surname

565,867th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 559 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Mphahlela Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mphahlela Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa4791:113,10613,587
Lesotho801:25,4075,059

Mphahlela (521) may also be a first name.

Mphahlela Last Name Facts

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

Mphahlela is borne by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mphahlela? popularity and diffusion

The surname Mphahlela is the 565,867th most frequently held surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 13,036,755 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mphahlela reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Mphahlela is also the 369,942nd most commonly occurring first name at a global level, borne by 521 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in South Africa, where it is borne by 479 people, or 1 in 113,106. In South Africa it is most numerous in: Gauteng, where 37 percent live, Limpopo, where 26 percent live and North West, where 19 percent live. Besides South Africa it exists in one country. It is also found in Lesotho, where 14 percent live.

Mphahlela Last Name Statistics demography

Mphahlela earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 49.81% less than the national average, earning R 119,268 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mphathlela951/
'Mphahlela951/
Mpahlela9411/
Mphalela943/
Mphatlela8911/
Mphohlela892/
Mphatlhela8413/
Mpohlela8246/
Mphelela822/
Mpahlala822/
Mpahlelo821/
Mpehlela821/
Mpholela821/
Mphalola821/
Mpalila752,882/
Mpolela75128/
Mpelela7596/
Mphalalo71419/
Mphalala71322/
Mphohlolo672/
Mphohlalo671/
Mhphalala671/
Mpalala631,487/
Mfalila63234/
Mpolelo6330/
Mpolola634/
Npalila631/
Mpalilo631/
Mpelila631/
Mpohlolo5929/
Mpolehelo561/
Mpololo50167/
Mpelilo501/
Mfolelo501/

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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 Mphahlela
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