Mpotwa Surname
Approximately 269 people bear this surname
Mpotwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 132 | 1:401,073 | 28,352 |
| Malawi | 131 | 1:130,680 | 14,293 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Mpotwa Demographics
Average Mpotwa Salary in
South Africa
R 41,736
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Mpotwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mpotwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mpotwa occurs in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Mpotwa? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 966,131st most frequently used family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 27,091,249 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mpotwa reside; 51 percent reside in Southern Africa and 51 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
This last name is most widespread in Tanzania, where it is held by 132 people, or 1 in 401,073. In Tanzania it is most common in: Iringa Region, where 66 percent live, Dodoma Region, where 7 percent live and Dar es Salaam Region, where 3 percent live. Not including Tanzania this surname occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Malawi, where 49 percent live and South Africa, where 1 percent live.
Mpotwa Last Name Statistics demography
Mpotwa earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 82.44% less than the national average, earning R 41,736 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mphotwa | 92 | 288 | / |
| Mpatwa | 83 | 200 | / |
| Mputwa | 83 | 69 | / |
| Mpetwa | 83 | 4 | / |
| Mpotwe | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mpathwa | 77 | 40 | / |
| Mphatwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mphothwe | 71 | 84 | / |
| Mphethwa | 71 | 9 | / |
| Mphuthwa | 71 | 5 | / |
| Mphathwa | 71 | 4 | / |
| Mpadwa | 67 | 86 | / |
| Mpatwe | 67 | 11 | / |
| Mpedwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nputwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mputwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mphatwe | 62 | 296 | / |
| Mpatuoa | 62 | 19 | / |
| Mpaddwa | 62 | 16 | / |
| Mphedwa | 62 | 10 | / |
| Mpatwey | 62 | 1 | / |
| Mphathwe | 57 | 1 | / |
| Mpadwe | 50 | 5 | / |
| Npadwa | 50 | 2 | / |
| Mpadue | 50 | 1 | / |
| Mputui | 50 | 1 | / |
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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 Mpotwa
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis