Mphethu Surname

3,055,934th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 41 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Mphethu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Mphethu Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa411:1,321,40772,211
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Mphethu Demographics

Average Mphethu Salary in
South Africa

R 32,328

Per year
Rank:
184,288 of 197,403
Percentage of all salaries earned by bearers:
1.03198E-5
Rank: 156,403 of 197,403
Percentage of national average salary:
13.6%
Sample size: 8 (2017)

Average Salary in
South Africa

R 237,638

Per year
Per month:
R 19,803
Per week:
R 4,401
Per day:
R 651

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Mphethu Last Name Facts

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

Mphethu occurs in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mphethu? popularity and diffusion

Mphethu is the 3,055,934th most commonly used surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 177,745,022 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mphethu live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The surname is most prevalent in South Africa, where it is borne by 41 people, or 1 in 1,321,407. In South Africa Mphethu is most frequent in: Eastern Cape, where 44 percent live, Free State, where 29 percent live and Gauteng, where 20 percent live.

Mphethu Last Name Statistics demography

Mphethu earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 86.4% less than the national average, earning R 32,328 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mpethu9231/
Mphetu9226/
Mpetu83517/
Bhethu7719/
Mphotu7714/
Mpothu774/
Mpetou772/
Mfethu772/
Mpathu771/
Mpietou711/
Mpetteu711/
Bethu671,109/
Mpitu67766/
Mpatu67461/
Mpotu67259/
Vhetu67108/
Bhetu6775/
Vethu6710/
Mfetu672/
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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 Mphethu
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