Mpotwa Surname

966,131st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 269 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Malawi

Mpotwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mpotwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1321:401,07328,352
Malawi1311:130,68014,293
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Mpotwa Last Name Facts

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

Mpotwa is most common in Tanzania. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mpotwa? popularity and diffusion

The surname Mpotwa is the 966,131st most numerous last name globally, borne by around 1 in 27,091,249 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mpotwa live; 51 percent live in Southern Africa and 51 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The last name is most frequent in Tanzania, where it is borne by 132 people, or 1 in 401,073. In Tanzania it is primarily found in: Iringa Region, where 66 percent are found, Dodoma Region, where 7 percent are found and Dar es Salaam Region, where 3 percent are found. Other than Tanzania this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Malawi, where 49 percent are found and South Africa, where 1 percent are found.

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mphotwa92288/
Mpatwa83200/
Mputwa8369/
Mpetwa834/
Mpotwe831/
Mpathwa7740/
Mphatwa771/
Mphothwe7184/
Mphethwa719/
Mphuthwa715/
Mphathwa714/
Mpadwa6786/
Mpatwe6711/
Mpedwa671/
Nputwa671/
Mputwe671/
Mphatwe62296/
Mpatuoa6219/
Mpaddwa6216/
Mphedwa6210/
Mpatwey621/
Mphathwe571/
Mpadwe505/
Npadwa502/
Mpadue501/
Mputui501/

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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
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