Mpotseng Surname

4,034,050th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 24 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Botswana

Mpotseng Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mpotseng Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa231:2,355,55298,611
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250

Mpotseng (1,939) may also be a first name.

Mpotseng Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mpotseng is found in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mpotseng? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 4,034,050th most commonly held last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 303,647,746 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mpotseng are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 172,224th most numerous given name internationally It is held by 1,939 people.

The surname Mpotseng is most frequently held in South Africa, where it is carried by 23 people, or 1 in 2,355,552. In South Africa it is primarily concentrated in: Free State, where 83 percent live, Gauteng, where 9 percent live and North West, where 9 percent live. Beside South Africa Mpotseng exists in one country. It also occurs in Botswana, where 4 percent live.

Mpotseng Last Name Statistics demography

Mpotseng earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 82.98% less than the national average, earning R 40,440 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mpetseng885/
Mpatseng884/
Mphatseng82295/
Botseng801/
Mphutsheng784/
Mpousseung781/
Boitseng7551/
Mpasheng751/
Bootsaeng71715/
Botscheng711/
Mpousem671/
Mpeutcheng671/
Mpohsin671/

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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 Mpotseng
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