Mpshe Surname

217,420th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,886 people bear this surname

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

Mpshe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mpshe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1,8731:28,9263,717
England61:9,286,343223,652
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047

Mpshe (105) may also be a first name.

Mpshe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mpshe occurs in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mpshe? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 217,420th most widespread last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,864,022 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Mpshe are found; 99 percent are found in Southern Africa and 99 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 920,134th most numerous given name world-wide, borne by 105 people.

The last name Mpshe is most frequently occurring in South Africa, where it is carried by 1,873 people, or 1 in 28,926. In South Africa it is most prevalent in: Gauteng, where 53 percent live, North West, where 36 percent live and Limpopo, where 4 percent live. Besides South Africa Mpshe is found in 5 countries. It is also common in England, where 0 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.

Mpshe Last Name Statistics demography

Mpshe earn marginally less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 0.78% less than the national average, earning R 235,788 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mpshie912/
Mphshe912/
Mpse892/
Mphse8033/
Mpsha801/
Npshe801/
Mpsih801/
Mpshi801/
Mpses801/
Mps7555/
Mbse6776/
Mpsi6766/
Mpsa6713/
Mbsheer674/
Mpsx672/
Mmps671/
Mbps671/
Mpfs671/
Mpsy671/
Mhps671/

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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 Mpshe
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