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
The surname Mphau is carried by more people in Lesotho than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Mphau click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mphau? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 2,530,696th most numerous last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 125,647,343 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mphau are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,446,817th most frequently held forename at a global level. It is borne by 20 people.
The last name is most numerous in Lesotho, where it is borne by 56 people, or 1 in 36,296. In Lesotho Mphau is most common in: Mohale's Hoek District, where 66 percent live, Maseru District, where 23 percent live and Berea District, where 5 percent live. Barring Lesotho this surname exists in one country. It also occurs 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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