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 last name Mphonde is found most in Malawi. It may be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mphonde? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 156,664th most widespread surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 2,608,284 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mphonde live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The last name is most frequently used in Malawi, where it is held by 2,771 people, or 1 in 6,178. Not including Malawi it exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 1 percent reside and South Africa, where 0 percent reside.

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
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  • 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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