Mphokoane Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Mphokoane Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mphokoane Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho81:254,07015,268
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Mphokoane (18) may also be a first name.

Mphokoane Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mphokoane occurs in Lesotho more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mphokoane? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mphokoane is the 6,360,413th most commonly occurring last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. The surname Mphokoane is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mphokoane reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Mphokoane is also the 2,608,198th most widespread first name globally. It is borne by 18 people.

This surname is most numerous in Lesotho, where it is held by 8 people, or 1 in 254,070. In Lesotho Mphokoane is most frequent in: Maseru District, where 63 percent are found and Mohale's Hoek District, where 38 percent are found. Aside from Lesotho it occurs in one country. It also occurs in South Africa, where 11 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mphokgoane952/
Mpokoane9414/
Mphekoane8945/
Mphakgoane841/
Mpekoane82101/
Mpakoane821/
Mphakoana781/
Bokoane7516/
Mpakoayane741/
Mpakoana7137/
Mfokoana713/
Boukouane672/
Bokouagne671/
Bakoane63410/
Boqoane631/
Bakouane59296/
Bakhoane592/
Vakhoane591/
Bakhouane561/
Mfeukouan561/
Bokogianni535/
Bakoana5077/
Boukogianni5019/
Vakoani506/
Baqoane503/
Bakoani501/

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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 Mphokoane
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