Mpopane Surname
Approximately 40 people bear this surname
Mpopane Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lesotho | 39 | 1:52,117 | 8,022 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Mpopane (51) may also be a first name.
Mpopane Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mpopane Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mpopane occurs in Lesotho more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mpopane? popularity and diffusion
It is the 3,100,440th most frequently occurring last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 182,188,648 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mpopane live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,396,783rd most widespread forename throughout the world, held by 51 people.
Mpopane is most widely held in Lesotho, where it is held by 39 people, or 1 in 52,117. In Lesotho Mpopane is primarily concentrated in: Leribe District, where 82 percent are found and Butha-Buthe District, where 18 percent are found. Beside Lesotho this last name occurs in one country. It also occurs in South Africa, where 3 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mpapane | 86 | 829 | / |
| Mpopang | 86 | 50 | / |
| Mpopana | 86 | 12 | / |
| Mpepane | 86 | 5 | / |
| Mphapane | 80 | 6 | / |
| Mpophana | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mphopang | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mpapaine | 80 | 1 | / |
| Bopane | 77 | 22 | / |
| Mphaphane | 75 | 3 | / |
| Bhopane | 71 | 43 | / |
| Mpapana | 71 | 35 | / |
| Bopange | 71 | 34 | / |
| Npapane | 71 | 32 | / |
| Mpepene | 71 | 6 | / |
| Mpapani | 71 | 3 | / |
| Buopane | 71 | 3 | / |
| Mpepani | 71 | 2 | / |
| Mpopona | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mpapang | 71 | 1 | / |
| Boppane | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mphapang | 67 | 289 | / |
| Npaupane | 67 | 91 | / |
| Mpopheni | 67 | 4 | / |
| Boppanea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mphapana | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mpapoune | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bhoppane | 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 Mpopane
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