Mphemba Surname

1,252,959th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 184 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Mphemba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mphemba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1061:511,11041,270
DR Congo621:1,191,60673,277
Lesotho161:127,03512,091

Mphemba (15) may also be a first name.

Mphemba Last Name Facts

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

Mphemba is found in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mphemba? popularity and diffusion

Mphemba is the 1,252,959th most frequent family name in the world, held by around 1 in 39,606,228 people. Mphemba is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mphemba reside; 66 percent reside in Southern Africa and 66 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,900,335th most widely held first name worldwide It is held by 15 people.

The surname is most common in South Africa, where it is borne by 106 people, or 1 in 511,110. In South Africa it is most numerous in: Northern Cape, where 55 percent reside, KwaZulu-Natal, where 13 percent reside and Gauteng, where 12 percent reside. Without taking into account South Africa this last name exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 34 percent reside and Lesotho, where 9 percent reside.

Mphemba Last Name Statistics demography

Mphemba earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 59.01% less than the national average, earning R 97,404 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mpemba9249,650/
Mphamba863,596/
Mphimba86132/
M'Pemba8617/
Mphembe8614/
Mpembah863/
Mpeemba861/
Mpetemba80206/
Mpiembea801/
Mpembe7723,159/
Mpamba774,089/
Mpomba771,250/
Mpembi77687/
Mpimba77424/
Mpembo77177/
Mpemva7745/
Npemba7735/
Bhemba7717/
Vhemba779/
Mpembè771/
Mfemba771/
Mpemwa771/
Mpembee71498/
Mphambo71337/
Mphombo71105/
Mfuemba7127/
Mfeumba7118/
Mpembot7111/
Mpambai719/
Bhembai714/
M'Pembe714/
Mbpamba713/
Mpembet712/
M'Pamba712/
Mphimbi711/
Mpember711/
Mpaamba711/
Mpembie711/
Mpembed711/
Mpemb'o711/
Mpambha711/
M'Pimba711/
Mpambah711/
Mpambaa711/
Vemba6723,193/
Bemba6712,066/
Mpetembe67104/
Bheembai6764/
Mphambho671/

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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 Mphemba
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