Mphonyane Surname
Approximately 21 people bear this surname
Mphonyane Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lesotho | 19 | 1:106,977 | 11,319 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
Mphonyane (1,355) may also be a first name.
Mphonyane Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mphonyane Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mphonyane has its highest incidence in Lesotho. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Mphonyane click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mphonyane? popularity and diffusion
The last name Mphonyane is the 4,307,654th most frequently occurring family name globally, borne by around 1 in 347,025,996 people. The last name Mphonyane is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mphonyane are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Mphonyane is also the 213,071st most widely held first name throughout the world, held by 1,355 people.
This last name is most prevalent in Lesotho, where it is carried by 19 people, or 1 in 106,977. In Lesotho Mphonyane is mostly concentrated in: Maseru District, where 74 percent are found, Leribe District, where 16 percent are found and Mohale's Hoek District, where 5 percent are found. Other than Lesotho Mphonyane occurs in one country. It is also common in South Africa, where 10 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mponyane | 94 | 17 | / |
| Mphunyane | 89 | 87 | / |
| Mphanyane | 89 | 14 | / |
| Mphonyana | 89 | 6 | / |
| 'Mphunyane | 84 | 1 | / |
| Mpanyane | 82 | 912 | / |
| Mponyani | 82 | 235 | / |
| Mpunyane | 82 | 14 | / |
| Mponyana | 82 | 1 | / |
| Mphunyana | 78 | 10 | / |
| Mpunjyane | 78 | 1 | / |
| Mphanjane | 78 | 1 | / |
| Mphanyana | 78 | 1 | / |
| Bonyane | 75 | 99 | / |
| Mpanyana | 71 | 115 | / |
| Bhonjane | 71 | 44 | / |
| Mfanyane | 71 | 29 | / |
| Bhonyani | 71 | 12 | / |
| Bonyange | 71 | 4 | / |
| Mponjana | 71 | 4 | / |
| Boinyane | 71 | 2 | / |
| Mpanjane | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bhanyane | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mpunyana | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bonyaneh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mponiani | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mmpanyana | 67 | 26 | / |
| Boonyanet | 67 | 9 | / |
| Boonyanee | 67 | 6 | / |
| Bonyhayne | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bonyanneh | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Mphonyane
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