Mphalele Surname

4,532,898th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19 people bear this surname

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

Mphalele Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mphalele Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa181:3,009,872112,058
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Mphalele (22) may also be a first name.

Mphalele Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mphalele is more commonly found in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mphalele? popularity and diffusion

Mphalele is the 4,532,898th most widespread family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 383,555,048 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mphalele live; 95 percent live in Southern Africa and 95 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,301,746th most frequent first name internationally, held by 22 people.

This surname is most frequently used in South Africa, where it is borne by 18 people, or 1 in 3,009,872. In South Africa it is most frequent in: Limpopo, where 50 percent reside, Gauteng, where 44 percent reside and Eastern Cape, where 6 percent reside. Beside South Africa this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in Kenya, where 5 percent reside.

Mphalele Last Name Statistics demography

Mphalele earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 52.8% less than the national average, earning R 112,176 per year.

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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 Mphalele
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