Mphalla Surname
Approximately 48 people bear this surname
Mphalla Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lesotho | 47 | 1:43,246 | 7,178 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Mphalla (44) may also be a first name.
Mphalla Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mphalla Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mphalla is found in Lesotho more than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Mphalla? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,808,717th most commonly used surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 151,823,873 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mphalla are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,525,482nd most frequently used first name at a global level, held by 44 people.
The last name is most prevalent in Lesotho, where it is carried by 47 people, or 1 in 43,246. In Lesotho Mphalla is primarily concentrated in: Thaba-Tseka District, where 72 percent are found and Maseru District, where 28 percent are found. Besides Lesotho this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in South Africa, where 2 percent are found.
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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 Mphalla
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