Mphatswe Surname

1,305,105th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 173 people bear this surname

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

Mphatswe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mphatswe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1721:314,98729,898
England11:55,718,059489,080

Mphatswe Last Name Facts

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

Mphatswe occurs most in South Africa. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mphatswe? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,305,105th most widely held family name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 42,124,543 people. The surname Mphatswe occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Mphatswe live; 99 percent live in Southern Africa and 99 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

Mphatswe is most common in South Africa, where it is held by 172 people, or 1 in 314,987. In South Africa it is most numerous in: Gauteng, where 53 percent live, North West, where 28 percent live and Free State, where 12 percent live. Without taking into account South Africa this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in England, where 1 percent live.

Mphatswe Last Name Statistics demography

Mphatswe earn marginally less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 0.26% less than the national average, earning R 237,012 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mphatshwe947/
Mpatswe9318/
Mphatswa8829/
Mphatchwe825/
Mphatshwa824/
Mphathswa821/
Mpatswa804/
Mpaitswa751/
Mpazwe712/
Mpotshwa6311/
Mfazwe572,971/
Mpochue5368/
Mphocwa531/

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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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  • 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 Mphatswe
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