Mphonde Surname

156,664th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,794 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Mphonde Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mphonde Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi2,7711:6,178886
Zimbabwe171:908,13259,260
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Mphonde Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mphonde occurs most in Malawi. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mphonde? popularity and diffusion

It is the 156,664th most widely held surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 2,608,284 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mphonde 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 2,771 people, or 1 in 6,178. Barring Malawi Mphonde is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 1 percent are found and South Africa, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mponde921,200/
Mphande8644,132/
Mphonda861,078/
Mpondie8636/
Mpondey8621/
Mpondje865/
M'Ponde861/
Mpoundje802/
Mpfounde801/
Mponda7749,295/
Mpande7729,834/
Bhonde7715,044/
Mpondi771,755/
Mpunde77446/
Vhonde77407/
Mfonde773/
Mpondy772/
Mpomde772/
Mphanda711,805/
Mphunda711,425/
Mphundi71422/
Mpondyo71109/
Mpander7178/
Bhondge7162/
Bhonnde7123/
Mpandey7121/
M'Pande7121/
Mpoundi7118/
Mpandie718/
Mphandi718/
Bhonder715/
Bhondhe714/
Mpandhe713/
M'Ponda713/
Nponder712/
Mpandje712/
Bhounde712/
Mpannde711/
Mfondeu711/
Mpounda711/
Mbpande711/
Mpondai711/
Mphamde711/
Bhondey711/
Bhomnde711/
Npounde711/
Mpondaa711/
Bonde6739,392/
Vonde67530/
Mpfoundi6711/
Mpandeth671/
Mmphanda671/
M'Poundi671/

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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 Mphonde
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