Mpofana Surname

106,431st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,392 people bear this surname

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

Mpofana Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mpofana Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa4,3751:12,3831,535
Zambia71:2,264,27533,397
England51:11,143,612252,590
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028

Mpofana (97) may also be a first name.

Mpofana Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mpofana has its highest incidence in South Africa. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Mpofana click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mpofana? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 106,431st most widespread surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 1,659,277 people. The last name Mpofana occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mpofana live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Mpofana is also the 962,660th most frequently held given name at a global level It is held by 97 people.

The last name Mpofana is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is carried by 4,375 people, or 1 in 12,383. In South Africa Mpofana is most common in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 62 percent reside, Eastern Cape, where 25 percent reside and Gauteng, where 6 percent reside. Apart from South Africa this last name exists in 6 countries. It is also common in Zambia, where 0 percent reside and England, where 0 percent reside.

Mpofana Last Name Statistics demography

Mpofana earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 47.78% less than the national average, earning R 124,092 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mphofana937/
Mpofane86198/
Mpefana8611/
Mpofani868/
Mpofano864/
Mpafana863/
Mpofona861/
Mphofane807/
Mphafana802/
Mpophana801/
Bofana77694/
Bofanga71496/
Boufana711/
Mphafane67262/
Bofanash671/

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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 Mpofana
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