Mpoba Surname

719,876th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 405 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Mpoba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mpoba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo2391:309,12027,984
South Africa1291:419,98236,405
Lesotho331:61,5938,794
Congo41:1,247,27420,238

Mpoba (52) may also be a first name.

Mpoba Last Name Facts

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

Mpoba is most common in The DR Congo. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mpoba? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 719,876th most widespread family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 17,993,941 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mpoba live; 60 percent live in Central Africa and 60 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,381,723rd most widespread first name at a global level, held by 52 people.

The surname Mpoba is most widespread in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 239 people, or 1 in 309,120. Barring The DR Congo it occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 32 percent are found and Lesotho, where 8 percent are found.

Mpoba Last Name Statistics demography

Mpoba earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 31.58% less than the national average, earning R 162,600 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mpouba915/
M'Poba912/
Mpohba911/
Mphoba911/
Mpova801,032/
Mpaba80197/
Mpowa80186/
Mpobo80143/
Mpeba8095/
Mpuba8055/
Mpobe8015/
Mpobi806/
Mpompa73418/
Mphobe7343/
Mphobi738/
Mpobou734/
Mponpa734/
Mpoube732/
Mpobot732/
Mpobeu731/
Mpojwa731/
Mpoebi731/
Mphuba731/
Mpfuba731/
Mpabas731/
Mpabha731/
Mpoiwa731/
Mposva731/
M'Pova731/
Mpoobe731/
Mpoubo731/
Mpabat731/
Mphova731/
Boba6712,750/
Voba67480/
Mpoubou6710/
Mpoumpa672/
Mpabais672/
Mpahaba671/
Mpoobot671/

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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 Mpoba
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