Mphou Surname

361,972nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 999 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Mphou Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mphou Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho6071:3,349584
South Africa3921:138,20815,952

Mphou (53) may also be a first name.

Mphou Last Name Facts

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

Mphou is borne by more people in Lesotho than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Mphou.

How Common Is The Last Name Mphou? popularity and diffusion

Mphou is the 361,972nd most frequently used surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 7,294,841 people. Mphou is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mphou live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,366,219th most frequent first name at a global level It is held by 53 people.

This surname is most widespread in Lesotho, where it is carried by 607 people, or 1 in 3,349. In Lesotho Mphou is mostly concentrated in: Maseru District, where 43 percent are found, Mafeteng District, where 25 percent are found and Leribe District, where 15 percent are found. Aside from Lesotho this last name is found in one country. It is also found in South Africa, where 39 percent are found.

Mphou Last Name Statistics demography

Mphou earn notably more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 17.37% more than the national average, earning R 278,916 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
'Mphou911/
Mpho892,726/
Mpou89492/
Mphu8914/
Mpheu8083/
Mphau8058/
Mphoi8055/
Mpouh8012/
Mpoue809/
Mpout808/
Mpahu807/
Mphoa802/
Nphou802/
Mpfou802/
Mpoup802/
Mphod801/
Mphos801/
Mphoo801/
Mphut801/
Mpo753,304/
Mpu75453/
Mpheio731,578/
Mpouet73466/
Mhfouz73401/
Mphoyo73288/
M'Poue73282/
Mphoyi7376/
Mpoued7368/
Mpouya7316/
Mpouyi7310/
Mphoja736/
Mhphuj733/
Mpouth732/
Mpouye732/
Mphahu732/
Mmpouy731/
Mpouii731/
Mpeyou731/
Mphoha731/
Mphooe731/
Mphoya731/
Mphioa731/
Mphoji731/
M'Pout731/
Mhfoud731/
Nmphoo731/
M'Po6722,122/
Mpot671,858/
Mpoy671,841/
Mpoe67942/
Mpoh67711/
Mpah67642/
Mfou67415/
Mpoo67378/
Mpoi67190/
Bhou67133/
Mpha67100/
Mpoa6799/
Mpuy6782/
Vhou6744/
Mpau6742/
M'Pouet6741/
Mput6737/
Hbou6729/
Mpos6727/
Mpod6724/
Mpuo6722/
Mpuu6713/
Mpeu6712/
Mpop678/
Mpui676/
Npho675/
Mpue674/
Mpoj674/
Mpoï674/
Mpôh673/
Mpuh673/
Nmpo672/
Mmpo672/
Hvou672/
Mpfu672/
Mhfoudh672/
Mbpu671/
Mmpu671/
Mhfo671/
Mppo671/
Mbpo671/
Mpuz671/
Mphuihi671/
Mpfo671/
Mhpo671/
M'Poyho671/
Mpoueth671/
Mpup671/
Mehefou671/
Mphohge671/

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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 Mphou
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