Mphelo Surname

290,856th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,316 people bear this surname

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

Mphelo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mphelo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1,3011:41,6435,331
Zimbabwe81:1,929,78092,581
England61:9,286,343223,652
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144

Mphelo (24) may also be a first name.

Mphelo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mphelo is most common in South Africa. It can be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mphelo? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 290,856th most widely held surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 5,537,649 people. The last name Mphelo occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mphelo are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,187,323rd most numerous first name at a global level, borne by 24 people.

The last name is most commonly held in South Africa, where it is carried by 1,301 people, or 1 in 41,643. In South Africa Mphelo is mostly found in: Gauteng, where 47 percent live, Limpopo, where 40 percent live and North West, where 5 percent live. Other than South Africa it exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 1 percent live and England, where 0 percent live.

Mphelo Last Name Statistics demography

Mphelo earn somewhat more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 5.89% more than the national average, earning R 251,628 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mphehlo92528/
Mphetlo9215/
Mphello925/
Mphielo924/
Mpelo911,104/
Mphethlo861/
Mphela8310,949/
Mpholo832,081/
Mphalo831,675/
Mpohlo83641/
Mphilo83409/
Mpehlo83334/
Mpahlo8370/
Mpaelo8355/
Mpihlo832/
Mpielo831/
'Mpelo831/
Nphelo831/
Mpetlo831/
M'Pelo831/
Mphehla7718/
Mphallo7718/
Mphohlo775/
Mphella771/
Mpaahlo771/
Mpahloo771/
Mphahlo771/
Mmpholo771/
Mpolo7311,365/
Mpela735,321/
Mpilo73986/
Mpalo73569/
Bhelo73154/
Mfelo733/
Vhelo732/
Mpylo731/
Mfihlo671,888/
Mphila67843/
Mpollo67726/
Mpahla67686/
Mpehla67268/
Mpohla67161/
Mphala67133/
Mpetla6759/
Mphola6743/
Mpiolo6738/
Mpeula6725/
M'Polo6724/
Mpiela6721/
Mpilou6720/
Mpoela677/
Mpelya674/
Mpyolo674/
'Mpela674/
Npholo672/
Mpallo672/
M'Pela672/
Mpoloi672/
Mpoilo671/
Mpelah671/
Mpoloh671/
Bhelos671/
Vheloj671/
Npahlo671/
Mhpilo671/
Mpaela671/

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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 Mphelo
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