Mphotye Surname

4,116,508th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 23 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Mphotye Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mphotye Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa231:2,355,55298,611

Mphotye Last Name Facts

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

Mphotye is most common in South Africa. It can appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mphotye? popularity and diffusion

The surname Mphotye is the 4,116,508th most frequent family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 316,849,822 people. The last name Mphotye is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mphotye live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

It is most common in South Africa, where it is held by 23 people, or 1 in 2,355,552. In South Africa it is most numerous in: Eastern Cape, where 48 percent are found, Western Cape, where 39 percent are found and Limpopo, where 4 percent are found.

Mphotye Last Name Statistics demography

Mphotye earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 85.84% less than the national average, earning R 33,648 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mpotye92165/
Mphetye8613/
Mpotoye861/
Mphothoe801/
Mpotje7781/
Mpotey7721/
Mpetye773/
Mputye772/
Bhotye771/
Mpatye771/
Mphatoe7143/
Mpotiyo711/
Mphutie711/
Botye677/
Mphotjoa671/
Mphuthie671/

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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 Mphotye
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