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 occurs in Lesotho more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mphephe? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,436,415th most commonly occurring family name globally, borne by around 1 in 117,541,063 people. The last name Mphephe occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mphephe are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Mphephe is also the 1,336,256th most commonly occurring first name globally, held by 55 people.

This surname is most commonly held in Lesotho, where it is held by 36 people, or 1 in 56,460. In Lesotho it is most frequent in: Maseru District, where 28 percent reside, Mafeteng District, where 22 percent reside and Qacha's Nek District, where 19 percent reside. Aside from Lesotho it is found in one country. It is also common in South Africa, where 42 percent reside.

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
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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 Mphephe
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