Mphaya Surname

165,668th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,614 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Mphaya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mphaya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi2,4571:6,9671,006
South Africa1361:398,36535,171
Zimbabwe211:735,15452,165

Mphaya (78) may also be a first name.

Mphaya Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mphaya is held by more people in Malawi than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mphaya? popularity and diffusion

The surname Mphaya is the 165,668th most widely held family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,787,891 people. The surname Mphaya occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mphaya live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,091,646th most prevalent first name throughout the world It is held by 78 people.

Mphaya is most frequently held in Malawi, where it is carried by 2,457 people, or 1 in 6,967. Excluding Malawi this last name exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 5 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 1 percent are found.

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mphayah924/
Mpaya912,136/
Mphay911/
Mphiya83655/
Mphayi8357/
Mpayah838/
Mphaye833/
Mpheya832/
Mmpaya832/
Mphaja831/
Mphoya831/
Mpaaya831/
Mpahaa831/
Mpay80863/
Mpaa80181/
Mpha80100/
Mphy801/
Mpahaye779/
Mpayaya774/
Mmphaha771/
Mpayahe771/
Bhaya7310,053/
Mpoya734,056/
Mpuya733,928/
Mpayi73884/
Mpayo73726/
Mpeya73666/
Mpiya73561/
Mphye73133/
Mphai73105/
Mpaye73101/
Mphau7358/
Mfaya7317/
Mpeha7315/
Mpaai7312/
Vhaya739/
Mpaja736/
Mpa'a733/
Mphoa732/
Mpuha732/
Mpaia731/
Mpays731/
Nphay731/
M'Pay731/
Mfoihaya71185/
Bhauya6725,643/
Bahaya671,950/
Bhayat671,862/
Mpa67886/
Mphoyo67288/
Mpooya67275/
Bhayad6780/
Mphoyi6776/
Bhayas6751/
Bhayah6733/
Mpouya6716/
Bhayau6712/
Mphoja676/
Mpahia674/
Bhahya674/
Mfayaz673/
Bhgaya673/
Bhayaa673/
B'Haya673/
M'Paye672/
Mphahu672/
Mpy672/
M'Peya672/
Mpaaye671/
Mpaaja671/
Mphaie671/
Mphoha671/
Mphioa671/
Npayah671/
Mpaiyo671/
Mpoyaa671/
Mpayis671/

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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 Mphaya
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