Mphetho Surname

1,227,038th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 190 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Mphetho Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mphetho Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho1541:13,1982,920
South Africa361:1,504,93677,557

Mphetho Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mphetho is held by more people in Lesotho than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mphetho? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,227,038th most frequent last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 38,355,505 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mphetho are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

It is most commonly held in Lesotho, where it is held by 154 people, or 1 in 13,198. In Lesotho Mphetho is primarily concentrated in: Quthing District, where 53 percent are found, Mohale's Hoek District, where 29 percent are found and Mafeteng District, where 13 percent are found. Apart from Lesotho this last name is found in one country. It is also common in South Africa, where 19 percent are found.

Mphetho Last Name Statistics demography

Mphetho earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 79.73% less than the national average, earning R 48,180 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
'Mphetho931/
Mpheto9236/
Mpetho9216/
Mphotho86207/
Mphatho8634/
Mphetha8619/
Mpeto83633/
Mpetha77532/
Mpheta77480/
Mphoto77200/
Mpatho7734/
Mpetah7713/
Mpotho775/
Mphito774/
Bhetho772/
Mpetou772/
Mpeeto771/
Mpitho771/
Mfetho771/
Mphatha71132/
Mphitah714/
'Mpetha711/
Mpietou711/
Mpoto675,246/
Mpeta675,149/
Mpito67278/
Betho67136/
Vetho67110/
Bheto6753/

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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 Mphetho
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