Mpotane Surname

2,460,878th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 61 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Mpotane Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mpotane Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa551:985,04961,274
Lesotho51:406,51217,363
England11:55,718,059489,080

Mpotane (51) may also be a first name.

Mpotane Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mpotane has its highest incidence in South Africa. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mpotane? popularity and diffusion

Mpotane is the 2,460,878th most frequently occurring family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 119,467,966 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Mpotane reside; 98 percent reside in Southern Africa and 98 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Mpotane is also the 1,396,783rd most frequently occurring given name in the world, held by 51 people.

The last name Mpotane is most common in South Africa, where it is carried by 55 people, or 1 in 985,049. In South Africa it is most prevalent in: Free State, where 56 percent live, Western Cape, where 20 percent live and North West, where 16 percent live. Aside from South Africa this last name is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Lesotho, where 8 percent live and England, where 2 percent live.

Mpotane Last Name Statistics demography

Mpotane earn significantly more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 30.49% more than the national average, earning R 310,104 per year.

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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 Mpotane
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