Mphangwa Surname

3,185,033rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 38 people bear this surname

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

Mphangwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mphangwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa381:1,425,72975,291

Mphangwa (54) may also be a first name.

Mphangwa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mphangwa is more commonly found in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mphangwa? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,185,033rd most commonly held last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 191,777,524 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mphangwa are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Mphangwa is also the 1,350,955th most frequently used first name world-wide, held by 54 people.

The last name Mphangwa is most commonly held in South Africa, where it is borne by 38 people, or 1 in 1,425,729. In South Africa Mphangwa is mostly found in: North West, where 34 percent are found, Western Cape, where 32 percent are found and Limpopo, where 18 percent are found.

Mphangwa Last Name Statistics demography

Mphangwa earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 57.79% less than the national average, earning R 100,296 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mpangwa932,075/
Mphangwe88690/
Mpang'wa88171/
Mphongwa8815/
Mpangwau884/
Mphengwa882/
Mmphangwe821/
Mpangwe801,654/
Mpongwa8043/
Mpangba805/
Mfangwa801/
Mpanguau7527/
Mphonngwe711/
Mpotengwa711/
Mpongwe671,553/
Mpangue67137/
Mpangui6762/
Mfongwa6721/
Npangwe675/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Mphangwa
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis