Mpholo Surname

200,527th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,081 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Mpholo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mpholo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1,5091:35,9034,600
Lesotho5331:3,813710
Botswana331:66,27111,607
England21:27,859,030389,889
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224

Mpholo (277) may also be a first name.

Mpholo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mpholo is held by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mpholo? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 200,527th most frequently used surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 3,501,944 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mpholo reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Mpholo is also the 533,704th most widespread first name worldwide. It is borne by 277 people.

The last name is most widespread in South Africa, where it is borne by 1,509 people, or 1 in 35,903. In South Africa Mpholo is most prevalent in: Free State, where 47 percent reside, Gauteng, where 34 percent reside and North West, where 7 percent reside. Without taking into account South Africa it occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in Lesotho, where 26 percent reside and Botswana, where 2 percent reside.

Mpholo Last Name Statistics demography

Mpholo earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 48.91% less than the national average, earning R 121,416 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mphohlo925/
Mphoolo922/
Mmpholo921/
Mpolo9111,365/
Mphalo831,675/
Mphelo831,316/
Mpollo83726/
Mpohlo83641/
Mphulo83386/
Mpehlo83334/
Mpahlo8370/
Mphola8343/
M'Polo8324/
Mpoulo8321/
Mpolos833/
Mpoloi832/
Mpotlo832/
Npholo832/
Mpoloh831/
Mpuhlo831/
Mpoilo831/
Mphehlo77528/
Mphoola77315/
Mphohla77172/
Mphallo7718/
Mpolloh7710/
Mphello775/
Mpothlo771/
Mphullo771/
Mphotla771/
Mpoulou771/
Mphahlo771/
Mpahloo771/
Mpaahlo771/
Mpola733,415/
Mpulo732,480/
Mfolo731,325/
Mpelo731,104/
Mpalo73569/
Bholo73499/
Npolo731/
Mpouliot712/
M'Phoola711/
Mpoulios711/
Mphela6710,949/
Mpahla67686/
Mpoola67682/
Mpaulo67534/
Mpolya67369/
Mpotla67327/
Mpehla67268/
Mphula67239/
Mpohla67161/
Mphala67133/
Bholoa6773/
Mpoula6764/
Mpaelo6755/
Bholoo6728/
Mpulop6713/
Mpolla6713/
Mpolas6711/
Mpoela677/
Mpullo676/
Mpaloa675/
Mpolia674/
Mpalos672/
Mpallo672/
Bhollo672/
Mfollo672/
Mputlo671/
Bhoulo671/
M'Pelo671/
Npahlo671/
Mpuulo671/
Mhpola671/
Mfolou671/
Bholod671/
Bholou671/
Bhoolo671/
'Mpelo671/
Nphelo671/
Mmfolo671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Mpholo
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