Mphumela Surname

1,104,724th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 221 people bear this surname

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

Mphumela Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mphumela Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2201:246,26225,099
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002

Mphumela Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mphumela is found most frequently in South Africa. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Mphumela click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mphumela? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,104,724th most frequently occurring family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 32,975,321 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mphumela live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

This last name is most widespread in South Africa, where it is carried by 220 people, or 1 in 246,262. In South Africa it is primarily concentrated in: Gauteng, where 37 percent live, Free State, where 23 percent live and Eastern Cape, where 19 percent live. Outside of South Africa this surname exists in one country. It is also found in Scotland, where 0 percent live.

Mphumela Last Name Statistics demography

Mphumela earn notably less less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 21.82% less than the national average, earning R 185,784 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mpumela931,219/
Mphomela88534/
Mphumelo887/
Mphumele882/
Mphomelia821/
Mpumila80238/
Mpomela80163/
Mpumelo8026/
Bhumela809/
Npumela801/
Mphomeli75169/
Mphomele755/
Bhutmela754/
Mphomelo753/
Bumela71145/
Vumela713/
Bommela67854/
Mpomele67335/
Bhomela67330/
Baumela6799/
Boumela6757/
Buymela675/
Bhumila673/
Mpumalo671/
Mfumele671/
Mfimela671/
Npomela671/
Vumelia671/
Mpomila671/
Vummela671/
Bummela671/
Mpomelo671/

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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 Mphumela
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