Mphofu Surname

466,165th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 722 people bear this surname

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

Mphofu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mphofu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa7061:76,7399,531
Lesotho121:169,38013,459
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
England11:55,718,059489,080
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718

Mphofu (36) may also be a first name.

Mphofu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mphofu occurs more in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Mphofu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mphofu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mphofu is the 466,165th most frequently held family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 10,093,554 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mphofu live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Mphofu is also the 1,717,090th most commonly used given name on earth. It is borne by 36 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in South Africa, where it is carried by 706 people, or 1 in 76,739. In South Africa it is most common in: Gauteng, where 41 percent live, KwaZulu-Natal, where 23 percent live and North West, where 20 percent live. Outside of South Africa this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Lesotho, where 2 percent live and The United Arab Emirates, where 0 percent live.

Mphofu Last Name Statistics demography

Mphofu earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 45.69% less than the national average, earning R 129,060 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mphoffu9213/
Mpofu91135,346/
Mphefu83194/
Mphafu836/
Mpopfu833/
M'Pofu832/
Mpoofu832/
Mpofuu832/
Mpoffu831/
Mpoifu831/
Mppofu831/
Mpofui831/
Mphophu771/
Mpefu73351/
Mpafu7373/
Bhofu7328/
Mfofu7314/
Npofu733/
Mpouffeu711/
Mpephu6713/
Mpaphu672/
Mpophu672/
Mfofou671/

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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 Mphofu
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