Mphela Surname

47,287th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,949 people bear this surname

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

Mphela Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mphela Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa10,6521:5,086645
Botswana2101:10,4141,941
Lesotho321:63,5178,935
England251:2,228,72284,230
Tanzania111:4,812,87455,358
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
Iceland31:126,6975,403
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Mphela (934) may also be a first name.

Mphela Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mphela occurs in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mphela? popularity and diffusion

Mphela is the 47,287th most commonly held family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 665,590 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mphela live; 99 percent live in Southern Africa and 99 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Mphela is also the 264,552nd most commonly used first name worldwide It is held by 934 people.

The surname Mphela is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is borne by 10,652 people, or 1 in 5,086. In South Africa it is primarily found in: Limpopo, where 41 percent live, Gauteng, where 38 percent live and North West, where 9 percent live. Other than South Africa it is found in 12 countries. It also occurs in Botswana, where 2 percent live and Lesotho, where 0 percent live.

Mphela Last Name Statistics demography

Mphela earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 34.98% less than the national average, earning R 154,524 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mphehla9218/
Mphella921/
Mpela915,321/
Mphelo831,316/
Mphila83843/
Mpahla83686/
Mphele83665/
Mpehla83268/
Mpohla83161/
Mphala83133/
Mpetla8359/
Mphola8343/
Mpeula8325/
Mpiela8321/
Mpoela837/
Mpelya834/
'Mpela834/
M'Pela832/
Mpelah831/
Mpheli831/
Mpaela831/
Mphehlo77528/
Mphohla77172/
Mphahla7767/
Mphalla7748/
Mphehle7742/
Mphetlo7715/
Mpheele777/
Mphaila777/
Mphello775/
Mpahala774/
Mphielo774/
Mfhelia771/
Mpehele771/
Mphelle771/
Mphilia771/
Mpethla771/
Mpala7344,016/
Mpila736,757/
Mpele735,597/
Mpola733,415/
Mpeli731,379/
Mpelo731,104/
Bhela73520/
Vhela73242/
Mfela73144/
Npela732/
Mpyla731/
Mpely731/
Mpelé731/
Mphetlhe71157/
Mpheelle712/
Mphethlo711/
Mpholo672,081/
Mphalo671,675/
Mpehle67721/
Mpohlo67641/
Mphilo67409/
Mpolya67369/
Mpehlo67334/
Mpuila67295/
Mphili67285/
Mpalla67158/
Mpaala67118/
Mpahlo6770/
Mpiele6766/
Mpetle6757/
Mpaelo6755/
Mpitla6750/
Bhelay6747/
Bhelau6734/
Bheela6727/
M'Pala6727/
Bhelai6720/
Mpolla6713/
Mpalia6713/
M'Pele6713/
Mphile6712/
Mpilya679/
Mpiola679/
Mpalai677/
Mpalya675/
Mfehla675/
Mpolia674/
M'Pila674/
'Mpeli674/
Bhelya674/
Mfohla674/
Bhetla673/
Mpilia673/
Bheula672/
Bheala672/
Mpelee672/
Mpaila672/
Mmfela672/
Mpihlo672/
Bhelad671/
Mpalah671/
Mppala671/
Bhelia671/
Vhelah671/
Vhella671/
M'Pelo671/
Mpeliy671/
Mpielo671/
Mpolai671/
Mhpola671/
Mfhila671/
Mfiela671/
Mmpeli671/
'Mpelo671/
Nphelo671/
Nfhela671/
Mfahla671/
Mfihla671/
Mphaheele671/
Mpehli671/
Mpelei671/
Mpeley671/
Mpetlo671/
Mmpala671/
Mmpele671/
Bhehla671/
Mbpala671/

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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 Mphela
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