Mpotjo Surname
Approximately 37 people bear this surname
Mpotjo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lesotho | 35 | 1:58,073 | 8,518 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Mpotjo (23) may also be a first name.
Mpotjo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mpotjo Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mpotjo is found in Lesotho more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mpotjo? popularity and diffusion
Mpotjo is the 3,228,735th most common family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 196,960,700 people. The last name Mpotjo occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Mpotjo reside; 97 percent reside in Southern Africa and 97 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Mpotjo is also the 2,239,265th most frequently used first name in the world It is held by 23 people.
It is most commonly occurring in Lesotho, where it is borne by 35 people, or 1 in 58,073. In Lesotho Mpotjo is primarily found in: Maseru District, where 83 percent reside, Leribe District, where 14 percent reside and Berea District, where 3 percent reside. Barring Lesotho it occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 3 percent reside and The United States, where 3 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mpojo | 91 | 12 | / |
| Mphotjoa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mpotso | 83 | 134 | / |
| Mpetjo | 83 | 64 | / |
| Mpotyo | 83 | 56 | / |
| Mphotyo | 77 | 2 | / |
| Mphetjo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mpatjoa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mposo | 73 | 3,222 | / |
| Mpozo | 73 | 32 | / |
| Mpoja | 73 | 9 | / |
| Mpoco | 73 | 2 | / |
| Mpajo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mpoutsou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mpoudjou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mphoso | 67 | 917 | / |
| Mpooza | 67 | 33 | / |
| Mpotya | 67 | 25 | / |
| Mpotsa | 67 | 17 | / |
| Mphoja | 67 | 6 | / |
| Mphoco | 67 | 5 | / |
| Botijo | 67 | 5 | / |
| Mpoozo | 67 | 4 | / |
| Votjho | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mpodzo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mpatja | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mposoh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Botjio | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Mpotjo
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