Mphangwe Surname
Approximately 690 people bear this surname
Mphangwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 680 | 1:25,175 | 3,828 |
| Zimbabwe | 10 | 1:1,543,824 | 78,460 |
Mphangwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mphangwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mphangwe occurs more in Malawi more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mphangwe? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 482,629th most prevalent surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 10,561,661 people. Mphangwe is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mphangwe are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
The last name is most commonly held in Malawi, where it is carried by 680 people, or 1 in 25,175. Barring Malawi Mphangwe occurs in one country. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mmphangwe | 94 | 1 | / |
| Mpangwe | 93 | 1,654 | / |
| Mphangwa | 88 | 38 | / |
| Mpagwe | 86 | 5 | / |
| Mphonngwe | 82 | 1 | / |
| Mpangwa | 80 | 2,075 | / |
| Mpongwe | 80 | 1,553 | / |
| Mpangue | 80 | 137 | / |
| Bhangwe | 80 | 9 | / |
| Npangwe | 80 | 5 | / |
| Mpang'wa | 75 | 171 | / |
| Mphongwa | 75 | 15 | / |
| Mpangoue | 75 | 1 | / |
| Bangwe | 71 | 6,753 | / |
| Mpague | 71 | 29 | / |
| Mpakwe | 71 | 16 | / |
| Bhagwe | 71 | 6 | / |
| Mpagwa | 71 | 4 | / |
| Mpogwe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mpagbe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Npagwe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mpongue | 67 | 149 | / |
| Mpangui | 67 | 62 | / |
| Mpongwa | 67 | 43 | / |
| Bhankwe | 67 | 9 | / |
| Bhangue | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mphakwa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bangweh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bangwee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bangkwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mfangwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bangwet | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bhongwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bhangwa | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Mphangwe
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis