Mpoteli Surname

3,798,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Mpoteli Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mpoteli Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho161:127,03512,091
South Africa101:5,417,770150,016
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Mpoteli (10) may also be a first name.

Mpoteli Last Name Facts

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

Mpoteli is found in Lesotho more than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mpoteli? popularity and diffusion

Mpoteli is the 3,798,600th most frequently held surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 269,909,108 people. The last name Mpoteli occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mpoteli are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,684,242nd most prevalent first name on earth It is held by 10 people.

It is most numerous in Lesotho, where it is held by 16 people, or 1 in 127,035. In Lesotho it is most numerous in: Leribe District, where 81 percent reside and Berea District, where 19 percent reside. Besides Lesotho this surname occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 37 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 4 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mpotheli931/
Mpotela863/
Mpotele861/
Mpeteli861/
Mpatheli801/
Mphotela801/
Mphateli801/
Boteli77154/
Mputela71681/
Mpotole71106/
Mpatoli7141/
Mpetele7126/
Bouteli7116/
Mpatili7112/
Mpotile7112/
Botelio7110/
Botelis718/
Botieli714/
Botteli713/
Botelia712/
Botelhi711/
Bhoteli711/
Mpotila711/
Mpatela711/
Botheli711/
Boteeli711/
Boteliz711/
Bosteli711/
Boutelis6781/
Bothelio6733/
Mpostile6717/
Boutelio6714/
Mputaili679/
Mphatela675/
Botelhio675/
Bothelli671/
Bothelia671/
Boutelia671/
Boutteli671/

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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 Mpoteli
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