Mphama Surname

3,882,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 26 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Mphama Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mphama Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa171:3,186,924115,449
Lesotho81:254,07015,268
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Mphama Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mphama is most common in South Africa. It may appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mphama? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,882,373rd most numerous family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 280,290,228 people. Mphama occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mphama reside; 96 percent reside in Southern Africa and 96 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The surname is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is borne by 17 people, or 1 in 3,186,924. In South Africa it is primarily concentrated in: Gauteng, where 41 percent are found, Western Cape, where 41 percent are found and Free State, where 6 percent are found. Apart from South Africa this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Lesotho, where 31 percent are found and Nigeria, where 4 percent are found.

Mphama Last Name Statistics demography

Mphama earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 48.07% less than the national average, earning R 123,396 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mphamad924/
Mphhama921/
Mpama913,753/
Mphahama86346/
Mphammad869/
Mpahamat862/
Mphamo83860/
Mpamah83545/
Mpaima83384/
Mpamga8328/
Mphame8310/
Mphoma836/
Mpeama834/
Mpaama833/
Mpauma832/
Mpamai831/
Mpamay831/
Mpamaa831/
M'Pama831/
Mphamed7720/
Mpeamah774/
Mmphamo771/
Mphomas771/
Bhama736,369/
Mpoma733,149/
Mpame731,347/
Mpema73488/
Mfama73425/
Mpamy73277/
Mpamo73275/
Mpami73180/
Vhama7325/
Npama7319/
Hvama732/
Mpamé731/
Mphammed7153/
Mphomahe711/
Mpahamed711/
Bhamat673,269/
Bhasma671,817/
Bahama671,009/
Mpouma67825/
Bhahma67163/
Bhamah67105/
Mfamau6794/
Bhamai6753/
Bhamad6752/
Bhamau6736/
Mpuoma6735/
Bhamay6714/
Bhamas6713/
Npamah6713/
Bhaima6712/
Bhamma6710/
M'Poma6710/
Mfamad677/
Mpamgo676/
Bhayma675/
Mpamyo675/
Mpoima674/
Mpamou673/
Bhamha673/
Mpooma672/
Mphomo672/
Mphomi672/
Bhamaa671/
Bamhaa671/
Mpamhi671/
Mpamei671/
Bhatma671/
M'Pami671/
Mpamie671/
Mpamiz671/
Mpeema671/
Mpeima671/
Mpemha671/
Mphemo671/
Mphome671/
Bhauma671/
Vhamah671/
Mfatma671/

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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
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  • 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 Mphama
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