Mphiri Surname

1,214,709th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 193 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Mphiri Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mphiri Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi1571:109,03912,664
Botswana171:128,64318,229
Lesotho161:127,03512,091
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362

Mphiri (170) may also be a first name.

Mphiri Last Name Facts

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

Mphiri is more commonly found in Malawi than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mphiri? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,214,709th most frequently held family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 37,759,305 people. Mphiri occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mphiri reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Mphiri is also the 701,320th most frequent forename in the world, held by 170 people.

This surname is most widely held in Malawi, where it is carried by 157 people, or 1 in 109,039. Without taking into account Malawi it is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Botswana, where 9 percent live and Lesotho, where 8 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mpiri91286/
Mpieri83300/
Mpeiri837/
Mphire836/
Mpirai834/
Mphira834/
Mpiroi833/
Mpiori831/
Mpfiri831/
Mpira733,594/
Bhiri731,852/
Vhiri73209/
Mfiri73157/
Mperi73104/
Mpuri7351/
Hbiri7311/
Mpire7310/
Mpiry733/
Bhairi674,136/
Bhirai671,925/
Mpiere67903/
Hbirri67137/
Mphere6799/
Bhoiri6770/
Mpaire6724/
Hbisri6712/
M'Firi6711/
Mfitri6710/
Mpuire6710/
Mphure677/
Mpaira676/
Bhiriy676/
Mpires675/
Bhuiri674/
Mpeire673/
Npiori673/
Mpoire672/
M'Peri671/
Mphera671/
Bhiroi671/
Hbitri671/
Npirei671/
Mpeeri671/
Bhgiri671/
Bhirii671/
Bhirit671/
Bhisri671/
Bhitri671/
Mperri671/
Bheiri671/

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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 Mphiri
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