Mpokosa Surname

316,181st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,186 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Mpokosa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mpokosa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi1,1241:15,2312,380
Zimbabwe471:328,47331,980
England101:5,571,806158,774
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mpokotsha884/
Mpokoso8625/
Mpokose863/
Mpakosa861/
Mpokoza861/
Mphokotsha822/
Mpokotja801/
Mpokoshi801/
Bokosa77826/
Vokosa771/
Mpokotshi7521/
Mpokotshe758/
Bokossa712,881/
Mpakasa71413/
Bokosha71387/
Mpukusa71272/
Mpekesa7137/
Bokosau717/
Mpokasi711/
Botkosa711/
Mpakoso711/
Mphekesa67131/
Mpukusha6749/
Mpokashi6741/
Boukossa676/
Mpakassa675/
Bokossah674/
Bokosssa672/
Bokotsha671/
Mpakoshi671/
Boukousa671/

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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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  • 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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