Mpumlwana Surname

310,555th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,213 people bear this surname

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

Mpumlwana Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mpumlwana Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1,2001:45,1485,772
England51:11,143,612252,590
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Wales11:3,094,53244,023

Mpumlwana Last Name Facts

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

Mpumlwana is held by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mpumlwana? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 310,555th most frequently held last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 6,007,870 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Mpumlwana live; 99 percent live in Southern Africa and 99 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The surname is most commonly held in South Africa, where it is borne by 1,200 people, or 1 in 45,148. In South Africa Mpumlwana is primarily found in: Eastern Cape, where 67 percent live, Gauteng, where 12 percent live and Western Cape, where 9 percent live. Besides South Africa Mpumlwana exists in 8 countries. It is also found in England, where 0 percent live and Canada, where 0 percent live.

Mpumlwana Last Name Statistics demography

Mpumlwana earn marginally less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 4.18% less than the national average, earning R 227,712 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mpumulwana952/
Mpumlana942/
Mpumlwane897/
Mpomlwana892/
Mpumulwane841/
Mpomlwane782/
Mpomolwane7413/
Mpomlane711/
Mpomelane674/
Mpomoloane633/
Mbumalini564/
Mpamolino561/
Mpiemelen561/
Mpiamelene531/

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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 Mpumlwana
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