Mpokosa Surname
Approximately 1,186 people bear this surname
Mpokosa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 1,124 | 1:15,231 | 2,380 |
| Zimbabwe | 47 | 1:328,473 | 31,980 |
| England | 10 | 1:5,571,806 | 158,774 |
| Zambia | 2 | 1:7,924,961 | 45,994 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Mpokosa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mpokosa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mpokosa is held by more people in Malawi than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mpokosa? popularity and diffusion
Mpokosa is the 316,181st most prevalent last name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 6,144,642 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Mpokosa reside; 99 percent reside in Southern Africa and 99 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
Mpokosa is most frequently occurring in Malawi, where it is carried by 1,124 people, or 1 in 15,231. Outside of Malawi it is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 4 percent live and England, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mpokotsha | 88 | 4 | / |
| Mpokoso | 86 | 25 | / |
| Mpokose | 86 | 3 | / |
| Mpakosa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mpokoza | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mphokotsha | 82 | 2 | / |
| Mpokotja | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mpokoshi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Bokosa | 77 | 826 | / |
| Vokosa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mpokotshi | 75 | 21 | / |
| Mpokotshe | 75 | 8 | / |
| Bokossa | 71 | 2,881 | / |
| Mpakasa | 71 | 413 | / |
| Bokosha | 71 | 387 | / |
| Mpukusa | 71 | 272 | / |
| Mpekesa | 71 | 37 | / |
| Bokosau | 71 | 7 | / |
| Mpokasi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Botkosa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mpakoso | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mphekesa | 67 | 131 | / |
| Mpukusha | 67 | 49 | / |
| Mpokashi | 67 | 41 | / |
| Boukossa | 67 | 6 | / |
| Mpakassa | 67 | 5 | / |
| Bokossah | 67 | 4 | / |
| Bokosssa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bokotsha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mpakoshi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Boukousa | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Mpokosa
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