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 last name Mphethi is more frequently found in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Mphethi.

How Common Is The Last Name Mphethi? popularity and diffusion

The surname Mphethi is the 278,370th most frequently used surname on earth, held by around 1 in 5,242,839 people. Mphethi occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mphethi reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 667,122nd most frequently occurring first name world-wide It is held by 186 people.

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

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
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