Mphau Surname
Approximately 58 people bear this surname
Mphau Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lesotho | 56 | 1:36,296 | 6,453 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
Mphau (20) may also be a first name.
Mphau Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mphau Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mphau occurs more in Lesotho more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mphau? popularity and diffusion
The surname Mphau is the 2,530,696th most frequently used surname globally, held by around 1 in 125,647,343 people. The surname Mphau occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mphau reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Mphau is also the 2,446,817th most frequent first name throughout the world. It is borne by 20 people.
The last name Mphau is most frequently held in Lesotho, where it is carried by 56 people, or 1 in 36,296. In Lesotho it is most numerous in: Mohale's Hoek District, where 66 percent live, Maseru District, where 23 percent live and Berea District, where 5 percent live. Excluding Lesotho Mphau occurs in one country. It is also found in South Africa, where 3 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mphahu | 91 | 2 | / |
| Mpha | 89 | 100 | / |
| Mpau | 89 | 42 | / |
| Mphu | 89 | 14 | / |
| Mphou | 80 | 999 | / |
| Mpaha | 80 | 408 | / |
| Mphai | 80 | 105 | / |
| Mpheu | 80 | 83 | / |
| Mpeha | 80 | 15 | / |
| Mpaju | 80 | 12 | / |
| Mpahu | 80 | 7 | / |
| Mphoa | 80 | 2 | / |
| Mpuha | 80 | 2 | / |
| Mphay | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mphut | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mpa | 75 | 886 | / |
| Mpu | 75 | 453 | / |
| Mphaya | 73 | 2,614 | / |
| Mphiya | 73 | 655 | / |
| Mphayi | 73 | 57 | / |
| Mphaha | 73 | 38 | / |
| Mphoja | 73 | 6 | / |
| Mpahas | 73 | 4 | / |
| Mpahia | 73 | 4 | / |
| Mhphuj | 73 | 3 | / |
| Mphaye | 73 | 3 | / |
| Mpheya | 73 | 2 | / |
| Mphaja | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mpahaa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mpahah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mphaie | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mphoha | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mphoya | 73 | 1 | / |
| 'Mphou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mphioa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bhau | 67 | 4,088 | / |
| Mpho | 67 | 2,726 | / |
| Mpay | 67 | 863 | / |
| Mpai | 67 | 862 | / |
| Mpoh | 67 | 711 | / |
| Mpah | 67 | 642 | / |
| Mpou | 67 | 492 | / |
| Mpea | 67 | 323 | / |
| Mpahaje | 67 | 213 | / |
| Mpaa | 67 | 181 | / |
| Mpoa | 67 | 99 | / |
| Mpae | 67 | 87 | / |
| Mpuy | 67 | 82 | / |
| Mput | 67 | 37 | / |
| M'Pa | 67 | 23 | / |
| Mpuo | 67 | 22 | / |
| Mpat | 67 | 15 | / |
| Mpas | 67 | 14 | / |
| Mpuu | 67 | 13 | / |
| Mpeu | 67 | 12 | / |
| Mpahaye | 67 | 9 | / |
| Mpui | 67 | 6 | / |
| Hbau | 67 | 5 | / |
| Mphayah | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mpue | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mpad | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mpuh | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mpôh | 67 | 3 | / |
| Vhau | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mmpa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mppa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mpaj | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mpfu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mpahawe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mmphaha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mpfa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mpuz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbpu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mmpu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mfau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Npau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nmpa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mphahie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Npha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mpaï | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mpup | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hvau | 67 | 1 | / |
| M'Peiha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mphuihi | 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
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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 Mphau
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