Mphiya Surname
Approximately 655 people bear this surname
Mphiya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 654 | 1:26,176 | 3,951 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Mphiya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mphiya Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mphiya occurs more in Malawi more than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mphiya? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 501,935th most common surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 11,126,024 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mphiya reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
This surname is most widely held in Malawi, where it is carried by 654 people, or 1 in 26,176. Apart from Malawi this surname is found in one country. It is also found in South Africa, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mpiya | 91 | 561 | / |
| Mphaya | 83 | 2,614 | / |
| Mpahia | 83 | 4 | / |
| Mpheya | 83 | 2 | / |
| Mphioa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mphoya | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mphayah | 77 | 4 | / |
| Mpoya | 73 | 4,056 | / |
| Mpuya | 73 | 3,928 | / |
| Mpaya | 73 | 2,136 | / |
| Bhiya | 73 | 2,106 | / |
| Mpeya | 73 | 666 | / |
| Mfiya | 73 | 297 | / |
| Vhiya | 73 | 163 | / |
| Mphye | 73 | 133 | / |
| Mphei | 73 | 109 | / |
| Mphai | 73 | 105 | / |
| Mphau | 73 | 58 | / |
| Mphoi | 73 | 55 | / |
| Mpiyo | 73 | 17 | / |
| Mpeha | 73 | 15 | / |
| Npiya | 73 | 9 | / |
| Mphoa | 73 | 2 | / |
| Mpuia | 73 | 2 | / |
| Mpuha | 73 | 2 | / |
| Mpiye | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mpija | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mpiia | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mpiey | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mphay | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mpioa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mpaia | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mpheio | 67 | 1,578 | / |
| Mphoyo | 67 | 288 | / |
| Mpooya | 67 | 275 | / |
| Mpoihi | 67 | 91 | / |
| Mphoyi | 67 | 76 | / |
| Mphayi | 67 | 57 | / |
| Mpijja | 67 | 30 | / |
| Bhiyas | 67 | 22 | / |
| Mpouya | 67 | 16 | / |
| Mfiyah | 67 | 12 | / |
| Mpayah | 67 | 8 | / |
| Mpoiyo | 67 | 6 | / |
| Mphoja | 67 | 6 | / |
| Mphaye | 67 | 3 | / |
| M'Peya | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mphahu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mmpaya | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mphoji | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mphaja | 67 | 1 | / |
| 'Mphei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bhhiya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mphoha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mphaie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mpaiyo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mpaaya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mpoyaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mpahaa | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Mphiya
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