Mphayi Surname

2,555,468th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 57 people bear this surname

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

Mphayi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mphayi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa571:950,48660,033

Mphayi (12) may also be a first name.

Mphayi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mphayi occurs most in South Africa. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mphayi? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mphayi is the 2,555,468th most widespread surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 127,851,683 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mphayi live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,306,491st most frequently occurring given name throughout the world It is held by 12 people.

It is most widespread in South Africa, where it is held by 57 people, or 1 in 950,486. In South Africa Mphayi is most numerous in: Gauteng, where 56 percent live, Mpumalanga, where 19 percent live and KwaZulu-Natal, where 16 percent live.

Mphayi Last Name Statistics demography

Mphayi earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 35.83% less than the national average, earning R 152,484 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mpayi91884/
Mphai91105/
Mphay911/
Mphaya832,614/
Mphoyi8376/
Mphaye833/
Mphaie831/
Mpayis831/
Mpay80863/
Mpai80862/
Mpahaye779/
Mphayah774/
Mphahie771/
Mpoyi7325,996/
Mpaya732,136/
Mpayo73726/
Mpaji73235/
Mpeyi73187/
Mphye73133/
Mphei73109/
Mpaye73101/
Mphau7358/
Mphoi7355/
Mpuyi7348/
Mpeha7315/
Mpaai7312/
Mphoa732/
Mpuha732/
M'Pay731/
Npayi731/
Nphay731/
Mpais731/
Mpaiz731/
Mpays731/
Mpaia731/
Mpheio671,578/
Mphiya67655/
Mphoyo67288/
Mpoihi6791/
Mpouyi6710/
Mpayah678/
Mpoyio678/
Mphoja676/
Mpahia674/
Mpaggi674/
M'Paye672/
Mphahu672/
Mmpaya672/
Mpheya672/
Mpaaya671/
M'Poyi671/
Mpaiyo671/
Mpaaye671/
'Mphei671/
Mphoya671/
Mphoha671/
Mphaja671/
Mphioa671/
Mphoji671/
Mpahaa671/

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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 Mphayi
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