Mpofu Surname
Approximately 135,346 people bear this surname
Mpofu Surname Definition:
Mpofu is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: a blind person.
Read More About This SurnameMpofu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 119,235 | 1:129 | 6 |
| South Africa | 10,829 | 1:5,003 | 638 |
| Zambia | 1,809 | 1:8,762 | 1,025 |
| Botswana | 1,092 | 1:2,003 | 192 |
| Malawi | 889 | 1:19,257 | 3,006 |
| England | 775 | 1:71,894 | 8,230 |
| Swaziland | 177 | 1:7,334 | 424 |
| Australia | 117 | 1:230,732 | 21,761 |
| United States | 98 | 1:3,698,561 | 204,970 |
| Canada | 86 | 1:428,437 | 37,472 |
| DR Congo | 55 | 1:1,343,265 | 79,223 |
| Iceland | 23 | 1:16,526 | 1,395 |
| Scotland | 21 | 1:254,944 | 12,577 |
| New Zealand | 17 | 1:266,372 | 23,826 |
| Sudan | 16 | 1:2,344,387 | 4,438 |
| Lesotho | 11 | 1:184,778 | 13,836 |
| Wales | 10 | 1:309,453 | 16,869 |
| Russia | 9 | 1:16,013,673 | 414,297 |
| Tanzania | 7 | 1:7,563,088 | 70,659 |
| United Arab Emirates | 6 | 1:1,527,046 | 51,993 |
| Namibia | 6 | 1:401,567 | 10,578 |
| China | 6 | 1:227,886,928 | 11,701 |
| Germany | 6 | 1:13,417,576 | 340,600 |
| Netherlands | 5 | 1:3,377,435 | 111,911 |
| Kuwait | 4 | 1:950,174 | 18,811 |
| Mozambique | 4 | 1:6,815,392 | 4,272 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 1:2,737,638 | 105,941 |
| Denmark | 3 | 1:1,881,572 | 67,227 |
| Northern Ireland | 2 | 1:922,518 | 18,701 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
Mpofu (399) may also be a first name.
Mpofu Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Mpofu is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: a blind person.
User-submitted Reference
Mpofu is Ndebele for 'Eland'. The Shona word for Eland is similar and is Mhofu.
- zivai29Mpofu Demographics
Average Male Mpofu Height
169.76 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Mpofu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mpofu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mpofu (Russian: Мпофу) occurs in Zimbabwe more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Mpofu? popularity and diffusion
It is the 4,154th most prevalent surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 53,844 people. The surname Mpofu occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Mpofu live; 99 percent live in Southern Africa and 99 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 432,205th most frequently held first name at a global level. It is borne by 399 people.
This surname is most commonly occurring in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 119,235 people, or 1 in 129. In Zimbabwe Mpofu is most numerous in: Midlands Province, where 29 percent are found, Bulawayo Province, where 26 percent are found and Matabeleland North Province, where 17 percent are found. Apart from Zimbabwe Mpofu exists in 44 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 8 percent are found and Zambia, where 1 percent are found.
Mpofu Last Name Statistics demography
The amount Mpofu earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 16.03% less than the national average, earning R 199,536 per year; in United States they earn 2.19% less than the national average, earning $42,206 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.54% less than the national average, earning $47,428 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Mpofu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Mpofu in the Russian language | ||
| Мпофу | mpofu | - |
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