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
The surname Mpotjo is found most in Lesotho. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Mpotjo click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mpotjo? popularity and diffusion
The surname Mpotjo is the 3,228,735th most numerous family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 196,960,700 people. The last name Mpotjo is mostly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Mpotjo live; 97 percent live in Southern Africa and 97 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Mpotjo is also the 2,239,265th most widely held given name globally, borne by 23 people.
The surname is most widespread in Lesotho, where it is borne by 35 people, or 1 in 58,073. In Lesotho Mpotjo is most frequent in: Maseru District, where 83 percent reside, Leribe District, where 14 percent reside and Berea District, where 3 percent reside. Outside of Lesotho it occurs in 2 countries. It is also common 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
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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 Mpotjo
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