Across the world, Sphephelo (Sphephelo 
) is a rare primarily boy's, but scarcely girly first name. The forename Sphephelo is characteristic of Sub-Saharan Africa, particularly South Africa, where it is a rare principally male, but very infrequently girly name. Very seldom, Sphephelo is the last name as well as the forename.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
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| Sphephelo | New Zealand, United States, United Kingdom, South Africa |
| sphephelo mayaba South African rugby union footballer, ZA (b. 1987) |
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