Mphefu Surname

1,210,518th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 194 people bear this surname

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

Mphefu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mphefu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1941:279,26727,511

Mphefu (77) may also be a first name.

Mphefu Last Name Facts

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

Mphefu is most common in South Africa. It can occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mphefu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Mphefu is the 1,210,518th most commonly held last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 37,564,670 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mphefu are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Mphefu is also the 1,100,117th most commonly held first name globally, borne by 77 people.

This surname is most widespread in South Africa, where it is carried by 194 people, or 1 in 279,267. In South Africa it is mostly found in: Gauteng, where 50 percent are found, Western Cape, where 14 percent are found and Mpumalanga, where 13 percent are found.

Mphefu Last Name Statistics demography

Mphefu earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 48.7% less than the national average, earning R 121,920 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mpefu91351/
Mphofu83722/
Mphafu836/
Mphifu831/
Mphephu774,772/
Mphoffu7713/
Mpofu73135,346/
Mpafu7373/
Mpifu733/
Bhefu733/
Mpephu6713/
Mpopfu673/
Mpophu672/
Mpaphu672/
M'Pofu672/
Mpofuu672/
Mpofui671/
Mppofu671/
Mpoifu671/
Mpoffu671/

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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 Mphefu
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