Mphofe Surname

802,733rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 349 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Mphofe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mphofe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho3341:6,0861,269
South Africa101:5,417,770150,016
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614

Mphofe (123) may also be a first name.

Mphofe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mphofe occurs most in Lesotho. It may also appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Mphofe.

How Common Is The Last Name Mphofe? popularity and diffusion

It is the 802,733rd most widespread last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 20,881,220 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Mphofe live; 99 percent live in Southern Africa and 99 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 840,349th most commonly occurring first name worldwide, borne by 123 people.

It is most frequently held in Lesotho, where it is held by 334 people, or 1 in 6,086. In Lesotho it is primarily found in: Maseru District, where 40 percent are found, Mohale's Hoek District, where 24 percent are found and Quthing District, where 19 percent are found. Beside Lesotho this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 3 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.

Mphofe Last Name Statistics demography

Mphofe earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 50.63% less than the national average, earning R 117,324 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
'Mphofe921/
Mphafe83297/
Mpoife8311/
Mphofi832/
Mphofy831/
Mphofa831/
Mpof809/
Mpofi7325/
Mpafe7318/
Mpofy734/
Mpofa732/
Bhofe731/
Mpouf731/
Mpouffeu711/
Mphafi67965/
Mphafa67488/
Mpoifi6775/
Mfofie6721/
Mfophe674/
Mpephe673/
Mpofui671/
Mphova671/
Mphafs671/
Mpoffs671/
Mpahfi671/
Mpaphe671/
Npoufe671/

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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 Mphofe
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