Mphenya Surname

2,312,869th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 68 people bear this surname

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

Mphenya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mphenya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa681:796,73154,178

Mphenya Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mphenya is more frequently found in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mphenya? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mphenya is the 2,312,869th most frequently held last name globally, borne by around 1 in 107,169,793 people. The last name Mphenya is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mphenya reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

It is most frequently used in South Africa, where it is held by 68 people, or 1 in 796,731. In South Africa Mphenya is mostly concentrated in: Eastern Cape, where 60 percent are found, KwaZulu-Natal, where 18 percent are found and Gauteng, where 7 percent are found.

Mphenya Last Name Statistics demography

Mphenya earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 56.31% less than the national average, earning R 103,824 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mpenya92842/
Mphinya866/
Mpenja77482/
Mpegna77220/
Bhenya7785/
Vhenya7733/
Mpinya776/
Mpenyo774/
Mfenya772/
Mpenia771/
Behenya713/
Bhienya711/
Benya6711,797/
Venya67150/

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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
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  • 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 Mphenya
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