Mposelwa Surname

640,141st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 475 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Mposelwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mposelwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa4491:120,66314,311
Zimbabwe261:593,77845,605

Mposelwa (31) may also be a first name.

Mposelwa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mposelwa is most common in South Africa. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mposelwa? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 640,141st most prevalent last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 15,342,202 people. The surname Mposelwa is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mposelwa reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Mposelwa is also the 1,874,099th most common first name internationally. It is borne by 31 people.

The last name Mposelwa is most widely held in South Africa, where it is carried by 449 people, or 1 in 120,663. In South Africa it is most frequent in: Eastern Cape, where 52 percent are found, Western Cape, where 18 percent are found and Gauteng, where 13 percent are found. Not including South Africa it occurs in one country. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 5 percent are found.

Mposelwa Last Name Statistics demography

Mposelwa earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 39.81% less than the national average, earning R 143,028 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mphoselwa94130/
Mposellwa941/
Mposela932/
Maposela88140/
Mpuselwa882/
Mpogelwa881/
Mphozelwa826/
Mposula801,887/
Mpasela801,380/
Mposola80281/
Mbosela80128/
Mpesela8052/
Mpozela8010/
Mposeli802/
Mposala801/
Mposele801/
Mposyla801/
Mapesela75494/
Mopasela7548/
Mabosela7529/
Maposelo758/
Mpicelwa754/
Mapasela754/
Mbosella751/
Mobusela751/
Mpusulwa751/
Mapozela751/
Maposila751/
Mpasella751/
Moposila751/
Mapwesela71106/
Mpsula711/
Mapsieloa711/
Mpesel711/
Mpasla711/
Mbasela672,872/
Mpasula67490/
Mpusula67251/
Mposulo6727/
Mbusela6722/
Mposule6722/
Mbosila6713/
Mposile677/
Mbesela675/
Mpasele675/
Mbuyiselwa674/
Mposole674/
Mbosele674/
Mapsala673/
Mposulu672/
Mpisila672/
Mposolo672/
Mapsele671/
Mpezula671/
Mobasel671/
Mbosula671/
Mpsl671/

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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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  • 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 Mposelwa
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