Mpho Forename

6,999th
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 149,859 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Botswana

Mpho Forename Definition:

Mpho is a given name of the Subiya tribe, meaning: heavenly gift.

Mpho Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa
 
51%
122,0931:44720
Botswana
56%
 
14,0641:1552
Lesotho
 
53%
11,7441:1747
Poland-4711:80,7371,882
England
 
71%
4381:126,9474,439
Zimbabwe
 
79%
4221:36,5493,468
Swaziland-2561:5,079891
Kuwait-661:57,3524,703
United States
50%
 
601:6,042,28371,113
Namibia-541:44,5222,878
Scotland
100%
341:157,3643,071
Iceland-251:14,6411,158
Netherlands
 
59%
181:939,00516,684
Wales-161:193,3943,524
Ireland-121:386,9605,608
Saudi Arabia-91:3,423,61814,711
Malawi-91:1,901,3689,999
Canada
100%
71:4,733,33948,640
Norway
67%
 
61:855,38812,625
Sweden
75%
 
41:2,464,47734,955
United Arab Emirates-41:1,787,99844,562
South Korea-41:1,386,10520,690
Zambia-31:5,284,93137,895
Northern Ireland-31:614,3822,910
Japan-31:42,662,01963,122
Germany
100%
31:32,225,95964,270
Australia-21:6,828,81137,569
Russia-21:72,116,852125,484
Thailand
100%
21:35,032,906298,615
Kenya-11:46,307,11074,921
Austria-11:8,514,20119,377
United States Virgin Islands-11:109,7474,493
Belgium-11:11,490,04143,727
Brazil-11:214,236,154864,335
Afghanistan-11:32,623,51666,536
Uganda-11:40,956,920131,348
Trinidad and Tobago-11:1,361,41934,512
Tajikistan-11:8,374,9227,831
Switzerland-11:8,213,49636,387
Cayman Islands-11:61,2992,487
China-11:1,366,055,782109,249
Sudan-11:37,806,97510,689
Denmark-11:5,649,49828,429
DR Congo-11:73,827,605146,761
Egypt-11:91,900,94653,283
France-11:66,470,34085,030
Rwanda-11:11,371,4334,615
Qatar
100%
11:2,369,60559,530
Guyana-11:763,26224,238
New Zealand-11:4,536,04417,392
Hong Kong-11:7,752,72520,144
India-11:1,214,877,9714,759,450
Malaysia-11:30,449,940373,101
Israel-11:8,402,91845,019

The alternate forms: Mphó (1) are calculated separately.

Mpho (2,726) may also be a surname.

Mpho Forename Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Mpho is a given name of the Subiya tribe, meaning: heavenly gift.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Mpho Forename Popularity

Phonetically Similar Names

ForenameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mphó921/
Mphou8953/
Mmpho8945/
'Mpho8936/
Mphoi8927/
Mphoo8910/
Mphoy893/
Mphos892/
M'Pho891/
Mphoh891/
Mppho891/
Mphoj891/
Mpo861,003/
Mphooe803/
Mphuoa802/
Mwphou801/
Mphoss801/
M'Po755,471/
Mpoi751,005/
Mpoy75245/
Mpou75152/
Mpoo75115/
Mpha7561/
Mpah7530/
Mpot7528/
Mpuo7521/
Mhpo7519/
Mpoa7516/
Mpoh7511/
Mpod753/
Mhfo752/
Npho752/
Mpoj751/
Mpgo751/
Mfho751/
Mmpo751/
Mpfo751/
Mppo751/
Mpos751/
Mpheu67106/
Mpooa6745/
Mphau6720/
M'Poh6715/
M'Poa6713/
Mhfoz676/
'Mpoi675/
Mpuoa674/
Mpaha673/
Mpash673/
Mphad672/
Mpooe672/
Mphat672/
Mpfuo671/
Hmpou671/
Mpohe671/
Mpozz671/
Mpfha671/
M'Pah671/
M'Poi671/
Nphuo671/
Nmfho671/
Mmpgo671/
Mmpoy671/
Mmpoi671/
Mpuoe671/
Mpoys671/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Mpho