Mpye Surname

313,426th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,199 people bear this surname

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

Mpye Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mpye Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1,1911:45,4895,813
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Mpye Last Name Facts

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

Mpye is more frequently found in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mpye? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 313,426th most common family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 6,078,020 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Mpye are found; 99 percent are found in Southern Africa and 99 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The surname Mpye is most numerous in South Africa, where it is borne by 1,191 people, or 1 in 45,489. In South Africa Mpye is mostly found in: Gauteng, where 74 percent are found, North West, where 14 percent are found and Limpopo, where 5 percent are found. Outside of South Africa this last name occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 0 percent are found and Cameroon, where 0 percent are found.

Mpye Last Name Statistics demography

Mpye earn somewhat less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 9.69% less than the national average, earning R 214,620 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mpeye89596/
Mpuye89268/
Mphye89133/
Mpoye89110/
Mpaye89101/
Mpyet8929/
Mpiye891/
Mphaye803/
Mpouye802/
M'Paye802/
Mpaaye801/
Mpooye801/
Mpaiye801/
Mpoy751,841/
Mpoe75942/
Mpay75863/
Mpei75418/
Mpee75395/
Mpey75348/
Mpea75323/
Mpie75106/
Mpae7587/
Mpuy7582/
Mpeu7512/
Mpue754/
Mpje752/
Mpej751/
Mpaayei73143/
Mpeheye7310/
Mpahaye739/
Mpayahe731/
Mpoyo6745,189/
Mpoyi6725,996/
Mpoya674,056/
Mpuya673,928/
Mpaya672,136/
Mpayi67884/
Mpayo67726/
Mpeya67666/
Mpiya67561/
Mpeoa67536/
Mpeji67299/
Mpeyi67187/
Mpeje67147/
Mpehe67140/
Mpowe67111/
Mphei67109/
Mpheu6783/
Mpehi6783/
Mphee6772/
Mpuyi6748/
Mpeuh6735/
Mpuyo6730/
Mpiyo6717/
Mpeha6715/
Mpawe679/
Mpoue679/
Mpueh676/
M'Pea675/
Mpiet675/
Mpeja674/
Mpeyo674/
M'Poy674/
Mpoje673/
Npeye673/
Mpioe673/
Mpied672/
Mpihe672/
Mpaje672/
Mbpey671/
'Mpae671/
Mpays671/
Mpeat671/
Mphay671/
Mpjhe671/
Mpeae671/
M'Pay671/
Mphyj671/
M'Pei671/
Mpeyu671/
Mpier671/
Mpoyp671/
Mpeeh671/
Mpiey671/
Mpeio671/
Npaye671/
Mpuje671/
Mpoie671/
Mpeis671/

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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 Mpye
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