Mphani Surname

2,635,433rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 54 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Botswana

Mphani Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mphani Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa361:1,504,93677,557
Botswana171:128,64318,229
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Mphani (32) may also be a first name.

Mphani Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mphani has its highest incidence in South Africa. It can be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mphani? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,635,433rd most widespread surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 134,954,554 people. The last name Mphani occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mphani live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,840,253rd most widely held first name in the world, held by 32 people.

The surname Mphani is most widespread in South Africa, where it is held by 36 people, or 1 in 1,504,936. In South Africa it is most frequent in: Gauteng, where 47 percent reside, Western Cape, where 47 percent reside and Free State, where 3 percent reside. Aside from South Africa this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Botswana, where 31 percent reside and Zambia, where 2 percent reside.

Mphani Last Name Statistics demography

Mphani earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 81.79% less than the national average, earning R 43,284 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mphangi924/
Mpani91797/
Mpangi83716/
Mphana83628/
Mphane83426/
Mpanyi83224/
Mpaini831/
Mpanie831/
Mphany831/
Mpauni831/
Mpaani831/
Mphanje771,132/
Mpahane77373/
Mpangai7792/
Mpheane7740/
Mphange7711/
Mpanuit773/
Mphanna771/
Mpeanyi771/
Mpaunyi771/
Mphouni771/
'Mphane771/
Mpainei771/
Mpheana771/
Mponi731,532/
Mpana731,419/
Mpane73957/
Npani733/
Mpany732/
Mpanj731/
Mphahane7165/
Mpahieni711/
Mphahana711/
Mpange674,391/
Mpanje671,543/
Mpongi67803/
Mponie67117/
Mpaine67101/
Mpeana6743/
Mpaane6727/
Mphone6725/
M'Poni6721/
Mphona6712/
Mponoi6710/
Mpagne679/
Mpanhe676/
Mponha674/
Mpaina672/
Mpayne672/
Mpouni672/
Npagni671/
Mpanha671/
Mpamhi671/
Nphana671/
Mpanyo671/

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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 Mphani
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