Mphethi Surname

278,370th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,390 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Mphethi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mphethi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1,3131:41,2635,292
Lesotho761:26,7445,250
England11:55,718,059489,080

Mphethi (186) may also be a first name.

Mphethi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mphethi has its highest incidence in South Africa. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mphethi? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 278,370th most frequently occurring last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 5,242,839 people. The surname Mphethi is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mphethi are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Mphethi is also the 667,122nd most commonly occurring first name on earth, held by 186 people.

This surname is most commonly held in South Africa, where it is held by 1,313 people, or 1 in 41,263. In South Africa it is mostly concentrated in: Mpumalanga, where 41 percent are found, Limpopo, where 36 percent are found and Gauteng, where 18 percent are found. Without taking into account South Africa this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Lesotho, where 5 percent are found and England, where 0 percent are found.

Mphethi Last Name Statistics demography

Mphethi earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 36.82% less than the national average, earning R 150,132 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mphethii931/
Mpheti92101/
Mpethi9237/
Mphithi86655/
Mphathi86504/
Mphethe86220/
Mphothi8635/
Mphetha8619/
Mpesthi864/
Mphoeti861/
Mpeti831,928/
Mphuithi801/
'Mphethe801/
Mpetha77532/
Mpheta77480/
Mpithi77445/
Mphiti7786/
Bhethi7774/
Mpathi7764/
Mpethe7748/
Mphete7731/
Mfethi7726/
Mpetie7710/
Mphoti776/
Mpetit775/
Mpetti771/
Mpesti771/
Mpeiti771/
Mphothe7188/
Mphathe715/
Mphotyi714/
Mphithe711/
'Mpetha711/
Nphathi711/
Bheathi711/
Mpete678,822/
Bethi678,258/
Mpeta675,149/
Mpiti674,296/
Mpoti67135/
Mfeti67104/
Vethi6750/
Mpety6723/
Npeti671/
Bhethaia671/
Behesthi671/

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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 Mphethi
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis