Mposi Surname

273,923rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,419 people bear this surname

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

Mposi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mposi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa8791:61,6367,781
Zimbabwe1951:79,17011,618
Tanzania1191:444,88831,116
Malawi1051:163,03916,499
DR Congo891:830,10857,152
Lesotho161:127,03512,091
United States81:45,307,367917,113
England41:13,929,515290,718
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Wales11:3,094,53244,023

Mposi (71) may also be a first name.

Mposi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mposi is found in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mposi? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 273,923rd most numerous family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 5,135,691 people. The last name Mposi occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Mposi reside; 84 percent reside in Southern Africa and 84 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,152,838th most commonly occurring given name world-wide, borne by 71 people.

Mposi is most common in South Africa, where it is held by 879 people, or 1 in 61,636. In South Africa it is most numerous in: Limpopo, where 49 percent live, Eastern Cape, where 20 percent live and Gauteng, where 19 percent live. Not including South Africa this last name exists in 11 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 14 percent live and Tanzania, where 8 percent live.

Mposi Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Mposi earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 25.87% less than the national average, earning R 176,160 per year and in United States they earn 22.15% more than the national average, earning $52,708 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mposhi914,541/
Mpotsi911,895/
Mphosi911,479/
Mpossi91223/
Mpoosi912/
Mpotshi8375/
Mphoshi8313/
M'Possi839/
Mpossie831/
Mposhie831/
Mpposhi831/
Mposhio831/
Mpousai831/
Mphotsi831/
'Mpotsi831/
Mpoussi831/
Mpasi807,519/
Mposa802,331/
Mpoji80528/
Mpusi80517/
Mpozi80202/
Mpose80158/
Mposy801/
Mpoutsis772/
Mphoesie771/
Mpassi7310,574/
Mpashi732,456/
Mphasi731,546/
Mpatsi73713/
Mposha73463/
Mpeshi73404/
Mpochi73237/
Mpessi7386/
Mposhe7375/
Mpushi7363/
Mpasai7334/
Mphosa7327/
Mputsi7327/
Mphose7321/
Mpogia737/
Mpossy736/
Mpasoi735/
Mphusi735/
Mpusei734/
Mpotse733/
Mpossa733/
M'Pasi732/
Mpousa732/
Mpoiza732/
Mpodji731/
Mpeesi731/
Mpohsa731/
Mphozi731/
Mphoji731/
Mphoci731/
Mhposa731/
'Mpusi731/
Npotsi731/
Mpotsy731/
Mpoozi731/
Mpaasi731/
Bosi6715,061/
Mphatsi67190/
M'Passi67102/
Vosi67100/
Mpoussa6776/
M'Pessi6766/
Mphosha6744/
Mpatshi6741/
Mphashi6728/
Mputshi6721/
Mphutsi6719/
Mpatsie678/
Mpatsis673/
Mpashie672/
Mphoosa672/
Mpoudzi671/
Mphoshe671/
Mpussii671/
Mpotshe671/
Mpouchi671/
Mpoudji671/
Mpassio671/
Mpaushi671/
Mphasie671/
Mpoises671/
Mpoissa671/
Mpheshi671/

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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 Mposi
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