Mpotoane Surname

1,295,379th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 175 people bear this surname

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

Mpotoane Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mpotoane Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1751:309,58729,554

Mpotoane Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mpotoane is borne by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mpotoane? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,295,379th most commonly occurring family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 41,643,120 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mpotoane live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

This last name is most frequently held in South Africa, where it is carried by 175 people, or 1 in 309,587. In South Africa Mpotoane is mostly found in: Gauteng, where 91 percent live, North West, where 8 percent live and Free State, where 1 percent live.

Mpotoane Last Name Statistics demography

Mpotoane earn significantly more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 31.09% more than the national average, earning R 311,520 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mphothoane891/
Mputoane885/
Mpotoana881/
Mphutoane825/
Botoane806/
Mphuthoane786/
Mpotoyona711/
Batoane6721/
Batoanee635/
Boutouahane634/
Bathoane631/
Batoanje631/
Batouaneh591/
Batoani5318/
Batoanh539/
Batoana531/
Boutogianni531/
Bato'ana501/

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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 Mpotoane
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