Mpodi Surname

701,000th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 420 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Botswana

Mpodi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mpodi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1671:324,41730,492
Botswana1211:18,0743,590
Tanzania951:557,28035,395
DR Congo341:2,172,929106,971
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Mpodi (165) may also be a first name.

Mpodi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mpodi is carried by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mpodi? popularity and diffusion

Mpodi is the 701,000th most prevalent family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 17,351,300 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mpodi live; 69 percent live in Southern Africa and 69 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 712,876th most widely held forename worldwide, held by 165 people.

The surname Mpodi is most widely held in South Africa, where it is carried by 167 people, or 1 in 324,417. In South Africa it is mostly concentrated in: North West, where 75 percent reside, Gauteng, where 12 percent reside and Limpopo, where 10 percent reside. Apart from South Africa it occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in Botswana, where 29 percent reside and Tanzania, where 23 percent reside.

Mpodi Last Name Statistics demography

Mpodi earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 50.14% less than the national average, earning R 118,476 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mpoudi91157/
Mphodi9166/
Mpodio919/
Mpodyi912/
Mpodie911/
Mpoudie831/
Mpedi802,012/
Mpudi801,882/
Mpadi801,369/
Mpode8050/
Mpoda8039/
Mphadi73121/
Mpuidi7396/
Mpadhi7348/
Mpadit7323/
Mpadai739/
M'Pody735/
Mpoude733/
Mpouda733/
Mpoide733/
Mphedi732/
Mphudi732/
Mpadyi731/
Npodie731/
Mpadiy731/
M'Padi731/
Mpaudi731/
Bodi6727,822/
Vodi67465/
Mpetdie671/
Mphedhi671/
Mphadio671/
Mphadei671/
Mpoudje671/

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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 Mpodi
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