Mphomela Surname

585,898th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 534 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Mphomela Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mphomela Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa3881:139,63316,083
Lesotho1441:14,1153,108
England21:27,859,030389,889

Mphomela Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mphomela is borne by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Mphomela.

How Common Is The Last Name Mphomela? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 585,898th most frequently held surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 13,647,090 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mphomela are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

It is most frequently occurring in South Africa, where it is borne by 388 people, or 1 in 139,633. In South Africa it is mostly found in: Free State, where 54 percent live, Gauteng, where 36 percent live and Western Cape, where 5 percent live. Besides South Africa this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Lesotho, where 27 percent live and England, where 0 percent live.

Mphomela Last Name Statistics demography

Mphomela earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 39.48% less than the national average, earning R 143,820 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mphomelia941/
Mpomela93163/
Mphumela88221/
Mphomeli88169/
Mphomele885/
Mphomelo883/
Mphamela881/
Mpumela801,219/
Mpomele80335/
Bhomela80330/
Mpamela80292/
Mpomelo801/
Npomela801/
Mpomila801/
Mphumelo757/
Mphumele752/
Mphamele751/
Bomela712,955/
Vomela71296/
Bommela67854/
Mpamila67360/
Mfamela67268/
Mpumila67238/
Boumela6757/
Mphahamele6739/
Mpumelo6726/
Mpomolo6710/
Bammela673/
Bhamela672/
Bomelia671/
Bhomila671/
Npumela671/
Mpamala671/
Bhomelo671/

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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 Mphomela
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