Mpopo Surname

166,236th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,604 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Mpopo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mpopo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho1,4191:1,432130
South Africa8121:66,7218,359
Malawi2351:72,8479,384
DR Congo681:1,086,46468,260
Cameroon241:865,37858,754
Tanzania171:3,114,21350,054
Zimbabwe151:1,029,21663,831
England71:7,959,723202,100
Botswana41:546,73222,624
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Mpopo (331) may also be a first name.

Mpopo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mpopo is borne by more people in Lesotho than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mpopo? popularity and diffusion

The surname Mpopo is the 166,236th most frequently used surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 2,798,597 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mpopo reside; 95 percent reside in Southern Africa and 95 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 481,336th most frequently used first name throughout the world. It is borne by 331 people.

This surname is most numerous in Lesotho, where it is borne by 1,419 people, or 1 in 1,432. In Lesotho Mpopo is mostly found in: Maseru District, where 19 percent live, Berea District, where 18 percent live and Quthing District, where 16 percent live. Not including Lesotho Mpopo occurs in 11 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 31 percent live and Malawi, where 9 percent live.

Mpopo Last Name Statistics demography

Mpopo earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 29.45% less than the national average, earning R 167,652 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
M'Popo917/
Mpoopo915/
'Mpopo912/
Mpoupo912/
Mpopoi911/
Mpopou911/
Mphopo911/
Mpopho911/
Mphopho8374/
Mphopoi833/
Mpoypoy831/
Mpfopfo831/
Mpoupou831/
Mpepo808,349/
Mpapo80651/
Mpopa80123/
Npopo804/
Mphophoi7751/
Mphepo7311,145/
Mphapo734/
Mpopha732/
Mpoepa731/
Mpapou731/
Mphoiphoi711/
Bopo67108/
Vopo6714/
Mphepoh679/

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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 Mpopo
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