Mphusu Surname

1,374,607th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 160 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Botswana
Highest density in:
Botswana

Mphusu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mphusu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Botswana1321:16,5683,236
South Africa261:2,083,75892,464
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Mphusu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mphusu is borne by more people in Botswana than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mphusu? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,374,607th most frequently used surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 45,547,162 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Mphusu live; 99 percent live in Southern Africa and 99 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The surname Mphusu is most widespread in Botswana, where it is held by 132 people, or 1 in 16,568. Other than Botswana this last name is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 16 percent reside and Tanzania, where 1 percent reside.

Mphusu Last Name Statistics demography

Mphusu earn notably less less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 18.68% less than the national average, earning R 193,236 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mphushu921/
Mpusu91279/
Mphutshu861/
Mputsu832,155/
Mphosu8312/
Mphuju831/
Mpuzu7372/
Bhusu7339/
Mfusu7334/
Vhusu7315/
Mpuju7310/
Mposu735/
Mpucu732/
Mpousseu7111/
Mpoutsou711/
Bhushu6796/
Bhutsu6716/
Bhudsu6711/
Bhussu675/
Bahusu674/
Bhusuy674/
Mpushu672/
Mpujju672/
Mposhu671/
Bhusup671/
Mfutsu671/
Mputju671/
Mpudju671/
Mpuchu671/

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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 Mphusu
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