Mphotho Surname

1,155,901st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 207 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Botswana
Highest density in:
Botswana

Mphotho Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mphotho Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Botswana1601:13,6682,650
South Africa471:1,152,71766,933

Mphotho (74) may also be a first name.

Mphotho Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mphotho is found in Botswana more than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mphotho? popularity and diffusion

Mphotho is the 1,155,901st most prevalent family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 35,205,536 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mphotho live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,125,792nd most commonly held first name worldwide. It is borne by 74 people.

The last name Mphotho is most common in Botswana, where it is borne by 160 people, or 1 in 13,668. Besides Botswana this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in South Africa, where 23 percent live.

Mphotho Last Name Statistics demography

Mphotho earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 76.5% less than the national average, earning R 55,848 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mphothos931/
Mphoto92200/
Mpotho925/
Mphetho86190/
Mphatho8634/
Mpoto835,246/
'Mphetho801/
Mpotto77118/
Mpotha77105/
Mpatho7734/
Mpetho7716/
Mpotos7711/
Bhotho773/
Mpotou773/
Mfotho771/
Mputho771/
Mpoutou711,253/
Mphatha71132/
Mphutha7163/
Mphetha7119/
Bhootho711/
Mpota673,610/
Botho67898/
Bhoto67146/
Mfoto6735/
Votho6710/
Mpfoutou674/
M'Poutou673/

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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 Mphotho
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