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

Mphai is more commonly found in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mphai? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,795,579th most commonly occurring last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 69,405,199 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mphai are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Mphai is also the 661,310th most common given name on earth, borne by 189 people.

It is most numerous in South Africa, where it is borne by 95 people, or 1 in 570,292. In South Africa Mphai is most common in: Gauteng, where 59 percent are found, Free State, where 23 percent are found and Mpumalanga, where 16 percent are found. Other than South Africa it occurs in one country. It also occurs in Lesotho, where 10 percent are found.

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
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