Mphata Surname

818,364th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 340 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Mphata Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mphata Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi2611:65,5908,693
South Africa731:742,16051,964
Lesotho51:406,51217,363
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Mphata (81) may also be a first name.

Mphata Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mphata has its highest incidence in Malawi. It may occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mphata? popularity and diffusion

Mphata is the 818,364th most commonly occurring surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 21,433,959 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mphata live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Mphata is also the 1,068,082nd most commonly used first name at a global level, held by 81 people.

The last name Mphata is most commonly used in Malawi, where it is borne by 261 people, or 1 in 65,590. Without taking into account Malawi Mphata is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 21 percent reside and Lesotho, where 1 percent reside.

Mphata Last Name Statistics demography

Mphata earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 69.65% less than the national average, earning R 72,120 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mphatha92132/
Mpata9110,416/
Mpaata831,374/
Mpheta83480/
Mphato83284/
Mphati83220/
Mphate8365/
M'Pata8353/
Mpatta839/
Mpaeta838/
'Mpata833/
Mpatea831/
Mpatas831/
Mphathi77504/
Mphatho7734/
Mpatuoa7719/
Mphathe775/
Bhata7355,008/
Mpeta735,149/
Mpota733,610/
Mpate733,076/
Mpati732,781/
Mpato73239/
Mfata7341/
Vhata7316/
Mpaty736/
Npata732/
Hbata731/
Bhatta6728,741/
Bhatat6713,294/
Bhatay676,001/
Bhatad67658/
Mpetha67532/
Mphote67492/
Bhatoa67473/
Bhatha67205/
Mphoto67200/
Bhatah67178/
Bhatai67171/
Bhaita67166/
Bahata67141/
Bhataj67135/
Bhatap67111/
Mpotha67105/
Bhatas67101/
Mpetta6784/
Mpathe6775/
Mpathi6764/
Mpatha6762/
Mpuita6762/
Mpheto6736/
Mpatho6734/
Bhgata6732/
Bhatau6724/
Bhataa6719/
Mpatie6715/
Mpetah6713/
Mpeeta6713/
Mpatti6711/
Bhauta6711/
Bhayta6710/
Mpatio6710/
M'Peta6710/
Npatah679/
Mphoti676/
Mpatou675/
Mpaito674/
Bhaata673/
Bhatea672/
'Mpota672/
Bhasta672/
M'Pota672/
Mpaati672/
Bhhata671/
Mpatiy671/
M'Pati671/
M'Paty671/
Mpatoh671/
Mpaate671/
Mpoita671/
Npatas671/
Npatta671/
N'Pata671/
Vhatta671/
'Mpati671/
Mpatee671/
Mpatii671/
Mpatyi671/
Mpeita671/
Mpotta671/
Hbasta671/
Mpatte671/

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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 Mphata
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