Mposso Surname

4,772,636th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Congo

Mposso Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mposso Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania81:6,617,70268,742
Congo41:1,247,27420,238
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Mposso Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mposso is most common in Tanzania. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mposso? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 4,772,636th most widely held last name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 428,679,172 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mposso live; 47 percent live in Central Africa and 47 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

The last name is most widely held in Tanzania, where it is carried by 8 people, or 1 in 6,617,702. In Tanzania it is primarily concentrated in: Dar es Salaam Region, where 50 percent live, Kilimanjaro Region, where 13 percent live and Mbeya Region, where 13 percent live. Outside of Tanzania Mposso exists in 4 countries. It is also common in The Congo, where 24 percent live and Cameroon, where 18 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mposo913,222/
Mposho831,369/
Mphoso83917/
Mpotso83134/
Mpasso8328/
Mpesso8313/
Mpossa833/
Mposoh831/
Mpoussa7776/
Mphooso7744/
Mphosho779/
Mpassou775/
'Mphoso774/
Mpotsos772/
Mphosoo771/
Mpoissa771/
Mposhoo771/
Bosso7313,859/
Mpaso733,936/
Mposa732,331/
Mpeso73119/
Vosso73115/
Mpuso73113/
Mpozo7332/
Nposo731/
Mpousseu7111/
M'Poussa713/
Mpoutsou711/
M'Passou711/
Mppoussa711/
Mpousios711/
Bossou6719,352/
Bousso6711,984/
Bossoh67744/
Mpessa67701/
Mposha67463/
Mpassa67374/
Vossou67323/
Mposah67131/
Boisso6798/
Bossot6741/
Mpoesa6738/
Bossoi6735/
Mpooza6733/
Mphosa6727/
Bossoy6727/
Mpotsa6717/
Bossoa6717/
Mpheso679/
Mphaso678/
Mpocho676/
Bossos675/
Mpussa675/
Vossoh675/
Mpasoi675/
Mpoozo674/
Mpaaso672/
Mpousa672/
Vousso672/
Voisso671/
Nposho671/
Npasso671/
Mpatso671/
Boosso671/
Bossoo671/
Bossho671/
Mhposa671/
Mpasou671/
M'Paso671/
Mpoutsios671/
Buosso671/
Mpohsa671/
Mphuso671/
Bossgo670/

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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 Mposso
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