Mpotu Surname

990,978th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 259 people bear this surname

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

Mpotu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mpotu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2521:214,99122,657
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
England11:55,718,059489,080
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Mpotu (24) may also be a first name.

Mpotu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mpotu is borne by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Mpotu.

How Common Is The Last Name Mpotu? popularity and diffusion

It is the 990,978th most common family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 28,137,243 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Mpotu reside; 97 percent reside in Southern Africa and 97 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,187,323rd most numerous forename internationally, held by 24 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in South Africa, where it is carried by 252 people, or 1 in 214,991. In South Africa Mpotu is most frequent in: Gauteng, where 92 percent live, Free State, where 6 percent live and Mpumalanga, where 1 percent live. Without taking into account South Africa Mpotu is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 2 percent live and Belgium, where 0 percent live.

Mpotu Last Name Statistics demography

Mpotu earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 39.12% less than the national average, earning R 144,672 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mphotu9114/
Mpothu914/
Mpotou913/
Mpoutou831,253/
Mputu80198,787/
Mpetu80517/
Mpatu80461/
Mpfoutou774/
M'Poutou773/
M'Putu7334/
M'Patu7334/
Mpethu7331/
Mphetu7326/
Mpustu7321/
Mphutu7310/
Mpatou735/
Mputut734/
Mputhu734/
Mpuitu734/
Mputtu734/
Mpetou732/
Mpathu731/
Mputuy731/
Mmputu731/
Mpuutu731/
Mputuj731/
Mputui731/
Mpputu731/
Botu673,190/
Votu67195/
Mphethu6741/
Mphuthu6728/
Mpetteu671/
M'Mpatu671/

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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 Mpotu
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