Mpofu Surname

4,154th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 135,346 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Mpofu Surname Definition:

Mpofu is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: a blind person.

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Mpofu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe119,2351:1296
South Africa10,8291:5,003638
Zambia1,8091:8,7621,025
Botswana1,0921:2,003192
Malawi8891:19,2573,006
England7751:71,8948,230
Swaziland1771:7,334424
Australia1171:230,73221,761
United States981:3,698,561204,970
Canada861:428,43737,472
DR Congo551:1,343,26579,223
Iceland231:16,5261,395
Scotland211:254,94412,577
New Zealand171:266,37223,826
Sudan161:2,344,3874,438
Lesotho111:184,77813,836
Wales101:309,45316,869
Russia91:16,013,673414,297
Tanzania71:7,563,08870,659
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Namibia61:401,56710,578
China61:227,886,92811,701
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Mozambique41:6,815,3924,272
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Northern Ireland21:922,51818,701
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
France21:33,211,361423,184
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543

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.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

User-submitted Reference

Mpofu is Ndebele for 'Eland'. The Shona word for Eland is similar and is Mhofu.

- zivai29

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mphofu91722/
Mpopfu913/
Mpoofu912/
Mpofuu912/
M'Pofu912/
Mpofui911/
Mppofu911/
Mpoifu911/
Mpoffu911/
Mphoffu8313/
Mpefu80351/
Mpafu8073/
Npofu803/
Mpouffeu771/
Mphefu73194/
Mphafu736/
Mpophu732/
Bofu671,532/
Mphophu671/
Npoufou671/
Mpafout671/

Mpofu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mpofu in the Russian language
Мпофуmpofu-

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