Mphaya Surname
Approximately 2,614 people bear this surname
Mphaya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 2,457 | 1:6,967 | 1,006 |
| South Africa | 136 | 1:398,365 | 35,171 |
| Zimbabwe | 21 | 1:735,154 | 52,165 |
Mphaya (78) may also be a first name.
Mphaya Demographics
Average Mphaya Salary in
South Africa
R 124,152
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Mphaya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mphaya Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mphaya is held by more people in Malawi than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Mphaya? popularity and diffusion
The surname Mphaya is the 165,668th most frequently used family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 2,787,891 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mphaya reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Mphaya is also the 1,091,646th most widely held given name throughout the world. It is borne by 78 people.
This last name is most common in Malawi, where it is held by 2,457 people, or 1 in 6,967. Barring Malawi this last name is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 5 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 1 percent live.
Mphaya Last Name Statistics demography
Mphaya earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 47.76% less than the national average, earning R 124,152 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mphayah | 92 | 4 | / |
| Mpaya | 91 | 2,136 | / |
| Mphay | 91 | 1 | / |
| Mphiya | 83 | 655 | / |
| Mphayi | 83 | 57 | / |
| Mpayah | 83 | 8 | / |
| Mphaye | 83 | 3 | / |
| Mpheya | 83 | 2 | / |
| Mmpaya | 83 | 2 | / |
| Mphaja | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mphoya | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mpaaya | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mpahaa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mpay | 80 | 863 | / |
| Mpaa | 80 | 181 | / |
| Mpha | 80 | 100 | / |
| Mphy | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mpahaye | 77 | 9 | / |
| Mpayaya | 77 | 4 | / |
| Mmphaha | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mpayahe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bhaya | 73 | 10,053 | / |
| Mpoya | 73 | 4,056 | / |
| Mpuya | 73 | 3,928 | / |
| Mpayi | 73 | 884 | / |
| Mpayo | 73 | 726 | / |
| Mpeya | 73 | 666 | / |
| Mpiya | 73 | 561 | / |
| Mphye | 73 | 133 | / |
| Mphai | 73 | 105 | / |
| Mpaye | 73 | 101 | / |
| Mphau | 73 | 58 | / |
| Mfaya | 73 | 17 | / |
| Mpeha | 73 | 15 | / |
| Mpaai | 73 | 12 | / |
| Vhaya | 73 | 9 | / |
| Mpaja | 73 | 6 | / |
| Mpa'a | 73 | 3 | / |
| Mphoa | 73 | 2 | / |
| Mpuha | 73 | 2 | / |
| Mpaia | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mpays | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nphay | 73 | 1 | / |
| M'Pay | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mfoihaya | 71 | 185 | / |
| Bhauya | 67 | 25,643 | / |
| Bahaya | 67 | 1,950 | / |
| Bhayat | 67 | 1,862 | / |
| Mpa | 67 | 886 | / |
| Mphoyo | 67 | 288 | / |
| Mpooya | 67 | 275 | / |
| Bhayad | 67 | 80 | / |
| Mphoyi | 67 | 76 | / |
| Bhayas | 67 | 51 | / |
| Bhayah | 67 | 33 | / |
| Mpouya | 67 | 16 | / |
| Bhayau | 67 | 12 | / |
| Mphoja | 67 | 6 | / |
| Mpahia | 67 | 4 | / |
| Bhahya | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mfayaz | 67 | 3 | / |
| Bhgaya | 67 | 3 | / |
| Bhayaa | 67 | 3 | / |
| B'Haya | 67 | 3 | / |
| M'Paye | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mphahu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mpy | 67 | 2 | / |
| M'Peya | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mpaaye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mpaaja | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mphaie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mphoha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mphioa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Npayah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mpaiyo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mpoyaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mpayis | 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
- 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 Mphaya
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