Mposa Surname

182,345th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,331 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Mposa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mposa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi1,5161:11,2921,733
DR Congo6021:122,72413,305
Zimbabwe1111:139,08318,071
South Africa551:985,04961,274
Botswana281:78,10513,263
Zambia101:1,584,99231,679
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Mposa (52) may also be a first name.

Mposa Last Name Facts

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

Mposa has its highest incidence in Malawi. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of Mposa click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mposa? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mposa is the 182,345th most frequently occurring family name in the world, held by around 1 in 3,126,360 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mposa reside; 74 percent reside in Southern Africa and 74 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,381,723rd most frequent forename at a global level. It is borne by 52 people.

It is most frequently used in Malawi, where it is held by 1,516 people, or 1 in 11,292. Barring Malawi this surname exists in 10 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 26 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 5 percent are found.

Mposa Last Name Statistics demography

Mposa earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 53.82% less than the national average, earning R 109,752 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mposha91463/
Mposah91131/
Mpoesa9138/
Mphosa9127/
Mpotsa9117/
Mpossa913/
Mpousa912/
Mhposa911/
Mpohsa911/
Mpotsha83102/
Mpoussa8376/
Mphosha8344/
Mphoesa8313/
Mphoosa832/
Mpousai831/
Mpousia831/
Mpoissa831/
Mpasa806,986/
Mposo803,222/
Mpoza803,004/
Mpesa801,419/
Mposi801,419/
Mpusa80325/
Mpose80158/
Mpoja809/
Mposy801/
Nposa801/
M'Poussa773/
Mppoussa771/
Mposhi734,541/
Mpotsi731,895/
Mphasa731,838/
Mphosi731,479/
Mposho731,369/
Mphoso73917/
Mpusia73882/
Mpessa73701/
Mpesha73582/
Mpassa73374/
Mpasha73287/
Mpeusa73236/
Mpossi73223/
Mpatsa73215/
Mpotso73134/
Mpozza73116/
Mposhe7375/
Mpuisa7375/
Mpasai7334/
Mpasay7334/
Mpooza7333/
M'Pasa7327/
Mphoza7321/
Mphose7321/
Mposso7317/
Mpusha7311/
Mpaasa737/
Mpogia737/
Mpocha736/
Mphoja736/
Mpossy736/
Mpussa735/
Mputsa734/
Mpotse733/
Mpoosi732/
Mpasia732/
Mpeesa732/
Mpoiza732/
Mphesa732/
M'Pesa731/
Mposoh731/
Mpotsy731/
Mpozah731/
Mpusah731/
Mpausa731/
Bosa6714,085/
Mphasha67743/
Vosa67653/
Mpotshi6775/
Mphooso6744/
Mphoshi6713/
Mphatsa6710/
M'Possi679/
Mphosho679/
Mpatsha676/
Mpessah675/
'Mphoso674/
Mpatsos673/
Mpoudja673/
Mpotsos672/
Mpogias671/
Mposhie671/
Mpposhi671/
M'Pusha671/
Mposhio671/
Mposhoo671/
Mpossie671/
Mpouzga671/
Mpuissa671/
Mpasios671/
Mpaesha671/
Mphotsi671/
Mpoises671/
'Mphasa671/
'Mpotsi671/
Mphozah671/
Mphesea671/
Mphoshe671/
Mphosoo671/
Mphusha671/
Mputsha671/
Mpotcha671/
Mpotshe671/
Mpoussi671/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Mposa
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis