Mphephe Surname

2,436,415th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 62 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Mphephe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mphephe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho361:56,4608,384
South Africa261:2,083,75892,464

Mphephe (55) may also be a first name.

Mphephe Last Name Facts

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

Mphephe is borne by more people in Lesotho than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Mphephe.

How Common Is The Last Name Mphephe? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,436,415th most frequently held last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 117,541,063 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mphephe reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,336,256th most frequent first name at a global level. It is borne by 55 people.

The surname Mphephe is most commonly occurring in Lesotho, where it is carried by 36 people, or 1 in 56,460. In Lesotho Mphephe is most prevalent in: Maseru District, where 28 percent live, Mafeteng District, where 22 percent live and Qacha's Nek District, where 19 percent live. Beside Lesotho Mphephe is found in one country. It is also common in South Africa, where 42 percent live.

Mphephe Last Name Statistics demography

Mphephe earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 33.8% less than the national average, earning R 157,308 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mphepe927/
Mpephe923/
Mphephi8619/
Mphepha8619/
Mphepie8611/
Mphepje861/
Mpepe83355/
Mpeph831/
Mphephoa801/
Bhephe77105/
Mphepa7722/
Mpeepe7718/
Mpepea771/
Mpepee771/
Mpepie771/
Mpepha771/
Mphiphi7124/
Mphophi713/
Mphaphi712/
Mpiepeh711/
Bhepe67485/
Mpepi67264/
Mpepa6783/
Mphophoi6751/
Npepe676/
Mphepyoa673/
Mpepp671/
Mphepioa671/
Bephe671/

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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 Mphephe
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