Mpotsa Surname
Approximately 17 people bear this surname
Mpotsa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 12 | 1:1,286,520 | 73,455 |
| Greece | 4 | 1:2,769,948 | 101,568 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Mpotsa (23) may also be a first name.
Mpotsa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mpotsa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mpotsa is most common in Zimbabwe. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mpotsa? popularity and diffusion
Mpotsa is the 4,772,636th most widespread family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 428,679,172 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 76 percent of Mpotsa are found; 76 percent are found in Southern Africa and 76 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,239,265th most frequent forename in the world. It is borne by 23 people.
The last name is most frequent in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 12 people, or 1 in 1,286,520. In Zimbabwe Mpotsa is primarily found in: Harare Province, where 67 percent are found, Manicaland Province, where 8 percent are found and Mashonaland Central Province, where 8 percent are found. Barring Zimbabwe this last name occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Greece, where 24 percent are found and South Africa, where 6 percent are found.
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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 Mpotsa
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