Mphai Surname

1,795,579th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 105 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Mphai Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mphai Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa951:570,29244,274
Lesotho101:203,25614,332

Mphai (189) may also be a first name.

Mphai Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mphai is found most frequently in South Africa. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mphai? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mphai is the 1,795,579th most commonly occurring surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 69,405,199 people. The last name Mphai occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mphai live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Mphai is also the 661,310th most prevalent given name worldwide, held by 189 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in South Africa, where it is held by 95 people, or 1 in 570,292. In South Africa it is primarily concentrated in: Gauteng, where 59 percent live, Free State, where 23 percent live and Mpumalanga, where 16 percent live. Not including South Africa this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in Lesotho, where 10 percent live.

Mphai Last Name Statistics demography

Mphai earn around the same as the average income. In South Africa they earn 4.1% more than the national average, earning R 247,380 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mphayi9157/
Mphaie911/
Mpai89862/
Mphi89467/
Mpha89100/
Mphahie831/
Mpayi80884/
Mpaha80408/
Mpaji80235/
Mphei80109/
Mphau8058/
Mphoi8055/
Mpeha8015/
Mpaai8012/
Mpuha802/
Mphoa802/
Mphis801/
Mpais801/
Mpaiz801/
Mphay801/
Mpaia801/
Mpi751,011/
Mpa75886/
Mphaya732,614/
Mpheio731,578/
Mphiya73655/
Mpoihi7391/
Mphoyi7376/
Mphaha7338/
Mphoja736/
Mpahas734/
Mpahia734/
Mpaggi734/
Mphaye733/
Mpheya732/
Mphahu732/
Mpahaa731/
Mpayis731/
Mpahah731/
Mpaiyo731/
Mphoha731/
Mphoya731/
Mvahai731/
'Mphei731/
Mphaja731/
Mphioa731/
Mphoji731/
Bhai67140,973/
Mpio672,001/
Vhai671,368/
Mpay67863/
Mpah67642/
Mpei67418/
Mpahije67362/
Mpea67323/
Mpeh67309/
Mpahaje67213/
Mpoi67190/
Mpaa67181/
Hvai67115/
Mpie67106/
Mpoa6799/
Mpae6787/
Mpit6762/
Mpih6755/
Mpau6742/
M'Pa6723/
Mphe6720/
Mpat6715/
Mpas6714/
Mfai6714/
Npai6712/
Mpahaye679/
Mpui676/
Mpyi676/
Mpis675/
Mpip675/
Mppi675/
Hbai674/
Mphayah674/
Mpad673/
Mppa672/
Mmpa672/
Mpii672/
Nmpi672/
Mhpi672/
Mpaj672/
Mpèh672/
Mmpi671/
M'Peiha671/
M'Pi671/
Mpaï671/
Npha671/
Mphuihi671/
Mpahawe671/
Mmphaha671/
Mphy671/
Mpid671/
Mpfa671/
Mpfi671/
Mpgi671/
Mhfi671/
Nphi671/
Nmpa671/

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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 Mphai
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis