Mphakane Surname

1,210,518th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 194 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Mphakane Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mphakane Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1931:280,71327,626
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

Mphakane (174) may also be a first name.

Mphakane Last Name Facts

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

Mphakane occurs in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mphakane? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,210,518th most commonly held surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 37,564,670 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Mphakane live; 99 percent live in Southern Africa and 99 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 692,220th most widely held first name in the world, held by 174 people.

Mphakane is most common in South Africa, where it is carried by 193 people, or 1 in 280,713. In South Africa it is most common in: Limpopo, where 58 percent are found, Gauteng, where 26 percent are found and Mpumalanga, where 15 percent are found. Barring South Africa this last name exists in one country. It is also common in Norway, where 1 percent are found.

Mphakane Last Name Statistics demography

Mphakane earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 46.93% less than the national average, earning R 126,120 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mmphakane941/
Mphakhane941/
Mpakane93310/
Mphakajane891/
Mphokane88319/
Mpakhane8833/
Mpaekane8810/
Mphakana887/
Mpakaine884/
Mphakani882/
Mpakayine822/
Mphokhane821/
Mpakanihe821/
Mpakani80476/
Mpakany80255/
Bhakane80162/
Mpokane8037/
Mpakana8034/
Mpakene8019/
Mpekane8018/
Mfakane803/
Mphokojane788/
Mpheakhang781/
Bahakane7522/
Mpakanyi7517/
Mphokana755/
Bhakange751/
Bhakhane751/
Mpackene751/
Mphokani751/
Mphakeni751/
Bakane711,968/
Vakane7129/
Mpakam712/
Bahakaine711/
Bakaine67435/
Mpakeni67300/
Bakhane67178/
Bakkane67133/
Bhokane6795/
Mpokene6764/
Mpekani6758/
Mfekane6756/
Bakgane6751/
Mpoqane6748/
Bakanea6741/
Backane6734/
Bakanie6710/
Bhakana678/
Mpokana678/
Bhakani677/
Bhakany676/
Bakange675/
Baikane675/
Mpokani673/
Bakaney672/
Mfakani672/
Mpecane672/
Mpocane671/
Bahkane671/
Bakayne671/
Bakatne671/
Bakanne671/
Bakanje671/
Bakaane671/
Bakeane671/
Bhacane671/
Vaykane671/
Mpeikan671/
Mfacane671/

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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 Mphakane
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