Mphere Surname

1,860,621st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 99 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Mphere Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mphere Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania901:588,24037,030
Lesotho61:338,76016,589
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Mphere (79) may also be a first name.

Mphere Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mphere occurs most in Tanzania. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mphere? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,860,621st most commonly occurring last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 73,611,575 people. The surname Mphere is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Mphere reside; 91 percent reside in East Africa and 91 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,083,225th most commonly used first name internationally, held by 79 people.

This surname is most frequently used in Tanzania, where it is carried by 90 people, or 1 in 588,240. In Tanzania it is most common in: Tanga Region, where 100 percent live. Aside from Tanzania this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Lesotho, where 6 percent live and South Africa, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mpere91699/
Mpiere83903/
Mphore83603/
Mpereh83278/
Mphare8341/
Mperez837/
M'Pere837/
Mphire836/
Mpheur834/
Mpeire833/
Mpeere832/
Mperey832/
Mperre832/
Mperge831/
Mphera831/
Mperet831/
Mper8082/
Mpre8013/
Mpehera7715/
M'Piere774/
Mpierre771/
M'Perez771/
Hmphery770/
Bhere736,828/
Mpare731,657/
Mpore73765/
Mpera73526/
Mfere73406/
Mperi73104/
Vhere7361/
Mpire7310/
Mperd734/
Mpier731/
Mbper731/
Hvere731/
Bherer67605/
Mpieri67300/
Mphiri67193/
Bherje6787/
Mpeera6769/
Mphori6760/
Mpaire6724/
Mpuire6710/
Mpeiri677/
Bheere675/
Mpires675/
Mperry675/
Mphira674/
Bhesre674/
Nperez673/
Vehere673/
Mpoire672/
Bhetre672/
Bhered671/
M'Peri671/
Mperay671/
Bhehre671/
Bherea671/
Bheres671/
Bherre671/
Mpareh671/
Mperri671/
Mparey671/
Mpaare671/
Mphari671/
N'Pere671/
Hberet671/
Mpeeri671/
Npeher670/

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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 Mphere
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