Mphandwe Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

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

Mphandwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mphandwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa111:4,925,246143,631
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144

Mphandwe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mphandwe is more commonly found in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mphandwe? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 5,587,209th most commonly occurring family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 607,295,493 people. The surname Mphandwe is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mphandwe reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The surname Mphandwe is most common in South Africa, where it is borne by 11 people, or 1 in 4,925,246. In South Africa Mphandwe is most frequent in: Gauteng, where 91 percent reside and Western Cape, where 9 percent reside. Without taking into account South Africa it occurs in one country. It is also found in Malawi, where 8 percent reside.

Mphandwe Last Name Statistics demography

Mphandwe earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 64.91% less than the national average, earning R 83,376 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mpandwe93730/
Npandwe8021/
Mpondwe8010/
Bhandwe802/
Mpandwa802/
Bandwe715/
Mpantwa67211/
Bhondwe67180/
Mpondwa6715/
Bhandwa6714/
Bhandve6713/
Mpondwi671/

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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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  • 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 Mphandwe
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