Mpoto Surname

91,267th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,246 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Malawi

Mpoto Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mpoto Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania2,7241:19,4352,473
Malawi1,3071:13,0982,057
DR Congo8551:86,4099,889
South Africa2581:209,99122,252
Zimbabwe511:302,71130,394
Botswana171:128,64318,229
Congo101:498,91011,250
Nigeria71:25,306,108327,793
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
France11:66,422,722504,397
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
England11:55,718,059489,080
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539

Mpoto (175) may also be a first name.

Mpoto Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mpoto occurs in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of Mpoto click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mpoto? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 91,267th most prevalent family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 1,389,162 people. The last name Mpoto is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mpoto reside; 52 percent reside in East Africa and 52 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 690,096th most frequently used forename internationally It is held by 175 people.

The last name is most prevalent in Tanzania, where it is held by 2,724 people, or 1 in 19,435. In Tanzania Mpoto is primarily found in: Morogoro Region, where 24 percent are found, Lindi Region, where 22 percent are found and Pwani Region, where 20 percent are found. Without taking into account Tanzania this surname exists in 19 countries. It also occurs in Malawi, where 25 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 16 percent are found.

Mpoto Last Name Statistics demography

Mpoto earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 41.22% less than the national average, earning R 139,680 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mphoto91200/
Mpotto91118/
Mpotos9111/
Mpotho915/
Mpotou913/
Mpoutou831,253/
Mphotho83207/
Mpota803,610/
Mpeto80633/
Mputo80416/
Mpato80239/
Mpfoutou774/
M'Poutou773/
Mphothos771/
Mphato73284/
Mpotha73105/
Mpheto7336/
Mpatou735/
Mputto734/
Mpetou732/
M'Pota732/
'Mpota732/
Mpotta731/
Mpoita731/
Mpeeto731/
Mpatoh731/
Boto6719,976/
Voto672,280/
M'Pouta676/

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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 Mpoto
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