Mphosa Surname

3,798,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Mphosa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mphosa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa231:2,355,55298,611
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402

Mphosa (50) may also be a first name.

Mphosa Last Name Facts

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

Mphosa is borne by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mphosa? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mphosa is the 3,798,600th most prevalent last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 269,909,108 people. Mphosa is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mphosa are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Mphosa is also the 1,412,538th most widespread forename internationally, borne by 50 people.

Mphosa is most prevalent in South Africa, where it is borne by 23 people, or 1 in 2,355,552. In South Africa it is most common in: Gauteng, where 48 percent live, Limpopo, where 43 percent live and Free State, where 4 percent live. Without taking into account South Africa this last name is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 7 percent live and Botswana, where 4 percent live.

Mphosa Last Name Statistics demography

Mphosa earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 52.6% less than the national average, earning R 112,644 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mphosha9244/
Mphoesa9213/
Mphoosa922/
Mposa912,331/
Mphasa831,838/
Mphosi831,479/
Mphoso83917/
Mposha83463/
Mposah83131/
Mpoesa8338/
Mphoza8321/
Mphose8321/
Mpotsa8317/
Mphoja836/
Mpossa833/
Mpousa832/
Mphesa832/
Mhposa831/
Mpohsa831/
Mphasha77743/
Mpoussa7776/
Mphooso7744/
Mphoshi7713/
Mphatsa7710/
Mphosho779/
'Mphoso774/
Mpousai771/
Mpousia771/
Mphotsi771/
Mpoissa771/
'Mphasa771/
Mphozah771/
Mphesea771/
Mphoshe771/
Mphosoo771/
Mphusha771/
Mpasa736,986/
Mposo733,222/
Mpoza733,004/
Mpesa731,419/
Mposi731,419/
Mpusa73325/
Mpose73158/
Bhosa7323/
Mfosa7310/
Mpoja739/
Mposy731/
Nposa731/
Mpheshea71135/
M'Poussa713/
Mphatsha712/
Mppoussa711/
Mphoesie711/
Mposhi674,541/
Mpotsi671,895/
Mphasi671,546/
Mposho671,369/
Mpacha671,085/
Mpusia67882/
Mpessa67701/
Mpesha67582/
Mpassa67374/
Bhosha67352/
Mpasha67287/
Mpeusa67236/
Mfossa67230/
Mpossi67223/
Mpatsa67215/
Mphaza67139/
Mpotso67134/
Mpheza67134/
Mpozza67116/
Mphazo67105/
Mposhe6775/
Mpuisa6775/
Bhoosa6757/
Bhosai6741/
Mpasai6734/
Mpasay6734/
Mpooza6733/
M'Pasa6727/
Bhoisa6725/
Mphase6719/
Mposso6717/
Bhotsa6716/
Mpusha6711/
Mpesho679/
Mphazi679/
Mpheso679/
Mphaso678/
Mpaasa677/
Mpogia677/
Mpocho676/
Mpocha676/
Mpossy676/
Bhosga675/
Mpussa675/
Mphusi675/
Mphoco675/
Bhosaa674/
Bhosat674/
Mputsa674/
Mpotse673/
Bhosad672/
Mpoosi672/
Mpasia672/
Mpeesa672/
Mpoiza672/
Nphasa672/
Mfosah671/
Bhosas671/
Bhousa671/
Mphasy671/
M'Pesa671/
Hbosea671/
Mposoh671/
Mpotsy671/
Mpusah671/
Mphuzo671/
Mphoci671/
Mphozi671/
Mphuso671/
Mpausa671/
Mpahza671/

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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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  • 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 Mphosa
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