Mphenyeke Surname

1,589,322nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 128 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Mphenyeke Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mphenyeke Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho701:29,0375,566
South Africa571:950,48660,033
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Mphenyeke Last Name Facts

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

Mphenyeke is held by more people in Lesotho than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mphenyeke? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,589,322nd most commonly used family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 56,933,952 people. The last name Mphenyeke is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Mphenyeke live; 99 percent live in Southern Africa and 99 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

This surname is most widely held in Lesotho, where it is held by 70 people, or 1 in 29,037. In Lesotho Mphenyeke is most frequent in: Leribe District, where 90 percent reside, Maseru District, where 9 percent reside and Butha-Buthe District, where 1 percent reside. Not including Lesotho this last name exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 45 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.

Mphenyeke Last Name Statistics demography

Mphenyeke earn a lot more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 46.62% more than the national average, earning R 348,432 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mphenyeka891/
Mpenyeka824/
Mpenike75268/
Benyeke751/
Benyeki6348/
Benyeka635/
Venyike634/
Benieke631/
Binyeke631/
Benjeke631/
Benyekha591/
Bienieke591/
Bieniekie561/
Mphinjika561/
Bingeke506/
Binyeki503/
Benjeki501/
Benieka501/
Benyika501/

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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 Mphenyeke
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