Mpovane Surname

2,605,694th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 55 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Mpovane Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mpovane Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa481:1,128,70266,097
Lesotho71:290,36515,938

Mpovane Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mpovane is found in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mpovane? popularity and diffusion

The surname Mpovane is the 2,605,694th most prevalent last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 132,500,835 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mpovane reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

This surname is most frequently occurring in South Africa, where it is carried by 48 people, or 1 in 1,128,702. In South Africa it is most numerous in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 54 percent are found, Eastern Cape, where 42 percent are found and Limpopo, where 2 percent are found. Besides South Africa this last name is found in one country. It is also common in Lesotho, where 13 percent are found.

Mpovane Last Name Statistics demography

Mpovane earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 64.39% less than the national average, earning R 84,612 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mpobane86535/
Mpovani868/
Mpevane865/
Mpovana862/
Mposwane804/
Bovane77238/
Vovane7710/
Mpavan774/
Mposhwane751/
Bovagne71134/
Bhovane7169/
Bovanee7142/
Mpobana7125/
Bovhane7114/
Mpawane715/
Mpobani715/
Mpevani714/
Mpowana714/
Mpavani712/
Mpabane712/
Mpabone711/
Mpowang711/
Mpowene711/
Boyvane710/
Bovagnet67308/
Bouvaine6718/
Mphawane673/
Mpampane672/
Mpawange671/
Mpaboone671/
Bouvhane671/
Mpasvani671/
Mphabane671/
Mphewane671/
Mphowani671/
Mpohwana671/
Mpaswane671/

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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 Mpovane
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