Mpothu Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

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

Mpothu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mpothu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Mpothu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mpothu is more frequently found in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mpothu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 8,968,613th most frequently used last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 75 percent of Mpothu are found; 75 percent are found in Southern Africa and 75 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

Mpothu is most widespread in South Africa, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 18,059,235. In South Africa it is mostly found in: Gauteng, where 33 percent are found, North West, where 33 percent are found and Western Cape, where 33 percent are found. Not including South Africa Mpothu occurs in one country. It also occurs in India, where 25 percent are found.

Mpothu Last Name Statistics demography

Mpothu earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 81.12% less than the national average, earning R 44,856 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mpotu91259/
Mpethu8331/
Mphotu8314/
Mputhu834/
Mpotou833/
Mpathu831/
Mpoutou771,253/
Mphethu7741/
Mphuthu7728/
Mputu73198,787/
Mpetu73517/
Mpatu73461/
Bothu73218/
Vothu731/
Mpfoutou714/
M'Poutou713/
Mphothoe711/
Bouthu67164/
Bothou67151/
M'Putu6734/
M'Patu6734/
Mphetu6726/
Boothu6723/
Mpustu6721/
Bhothu6710/
Mphutu6710/
Botthu678/
Vothuy675/
Mpatou675/
Mputut674/
Mputtu674/
Mpuitu674/
Mpetou672/
Mpputu671/
Mputui671/
Mputuj671/
Mputuy671/
Mpuutu671/
Botahu671/
Botheu671/
Mmputu671/

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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 Mpothu
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