Mpokana Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

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

Mpokana Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mpokana Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Mpokana Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mpokana is found in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Mpokana.

How Common Is The Last Name Mpokana? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 6,723,624th most prevalent surname globally, held by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. Mpokana occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mpokana are found; 88 percent are found in Southern Africa and 88 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

This last name is most widely held in South Africa, where it is carried by 7 people, or 1 in 7,739,672. In South Africa Mpokana is most prevalent in: Gauteng, where 86 percent live and Limpopo, where 14 percent live. Aside from South Africa it exists in one country. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 13 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mphokana935/
Mpoikana931/
Mpekana8696/
Mpokane8637/
Mpakana8634/
Mpokani863/
Mpukana862/
Mphokane80319/
Mphakana807/
Mphokani801/
Mphukana801/
Mpukhana801/
Bokana771,040/
Mpoikanis756/
Mphokhane751/
Bokanga713,582/
Bokagna71800/
Mpakani71476/
Boukana71368/
Mpakane71310/
Mpukani71285/
Mpakany71255/
Mpukane71248/
Mpoqane7148/
Mpucana7119/
Bokkana7116/
Bokhana711/
Vokhana711/
Boikana711/
Bokanoa711/
Mpocane711/
Boukhana67693/
Mphakane67194/
Bozkanat6779/
Mpokongo6734/
Mpakhane6733/
Boukanga6723/
Mphukane6717/
Mpakanyi6717/
Mpakaine674/
Voukhana673/
Mphakani672/
Bokkanna672/
Mpotqane671/
Mpekouna671/
Bhokanas671/
Voukaina671/
Bokaanga671/
Mpukaine671/
Bootkana671/

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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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  • 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 Mpokana
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