Mphanana Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Mphanana Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mphanana Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho81:254,07015,268
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227

Mphanana (58) may also be a first name.

Mphanana Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mphanana occurs in Lesotho more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Mphanana.

How Common Is The Last Name Mphanana? popularity and diffusion

Mphanana is the 5,391,485th most common family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 560,580,455 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mphanana are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,295,729th most common forename world-wide It is held by 58 people.

The surname Mphanana is most common in Lesotho, where it is borne by 8 people, or 1 in 254,070. In Lesotho Mphanana is most numerous in: Butha-Buthe District, where 100 percent reside. Aside from Lesotho this last name exists in one country. It is also found in South Africa, where 38 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mphangana9419/
Mpanana93265/
Mpananga8819/
Mphanane882/
Mpananaa881/
Mphangane82101/
Mpenana8063/
Bhanana8050/
Mpanani8027/
Mpanano806/
Mfanana804/
Mponana801/
Mpangane752,123/
Mpangani75316/
Mponanga75135/
Bhananay7533/
Bhananga7516/
Mponnana755/
Bhanaana753/
Mpangano752/
Bahanana752/
Mfananga751/
Banana714,885/
Vanana71203/
Bahangana7131/
Mpanganyi715/
Mpangange711/
Mpangaine711/
Bananga674,444/
Bainana6771/
Batnana6747/
Bannana6744/
Bananna6739/
Mfenana6738/
Baanana6735/
Banaana6720/
Bananau6718/
Bananas6714/
Mponani6711/
Bananat6711/
Banaina6711/
Bananai6711/
Bananea6710/
Bagnana6710/
Vannana676/
Bananay675/
Vanaana673/
Vananna673/
Banagna672/
Banauna672/
Bahnana672/
Bananah672/
Mponane671/
Bananoa671/
Bahanganga671/
Vanaina671/
Bomnana671/
Bhattnayna671/
Nfanana671/
Baunana671/
Npanani671/

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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 Mphanana
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