Mphuthu Surname

3,730,171st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 28 people bear this surname

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

Mphuthu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mphuthu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa271:2,006,58290,678
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402

Mphuthu Last Name Facts

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

Mphuthu occurs in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mphuthu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,730,171st most numerous surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 260,269,497 people. The surname Mphuthu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mphuthu reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The surname Mphuthu is most widely held in South Africa, where it is carried by 27 people, or 1 in 2,006,582. In South Africa it is most prevalent in: Mpumalanga, where 56 percent are found, Free State, where 37 percent are found and Eastern Cape, where 4 percent are found. Not including South Africa this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in Lesotho, where 4 percent are found.

Mphuthu Last Name Statistics demography

Mphuthu earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 84.15% less than the national average, earning R 37,656 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mphutu9210/
Mputhu924/
Mputu83198,787/
M'Putu7734/
Mpustu7721/
Bhuthu7711/
Mpothu774/
Mputut774/
Mpuitu774/
Mputtu774/
Mfuthu771/
Mmputu771/
Mpuutu771/
Mputuy771/
Mputuj771/
Mpputu771/
Mpuetu771/
Mputui771/
Mpoutou711,253/
Bhouthu7116/
Bhutthu711/
Bhauthu711/
Mfutu675,671/
Vuthu67345/
Bhutu67204/
Nputu67197/
Buthu6794/
Mpfoutou674/
M'Poutou673/

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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 Mphuthu
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