Mpofu is used as a family name or surname in South Africa. It is 5 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Mpofu
No. of characters: 5
Origin: South Africa
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Mpofu

How popular is Mpofu?

Mpofu is common in South Africa.

Mpofu is ranked 4513 on our list.

There are about 103 people in US who wears Mpofu as surname and ranked 157234 in US Census Bureau. In 2010 census, the last name was found in around 0 per 1 million. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010
Black 95.15
Mpofu is quite popular last name mostly concentrated in Zimbabwe which signifies that it is originated from Zimbabwe. Around 120347 people have been found who wears Mpofu as their family name. Mpofu is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
7,031 China6
2,980 Malawi4
184,212 France3
1,010 Lesotho3
50,640 Switzerland2
40,064 Nigeria2
1,500,361 India2
21,929 Algeria2
35,969 Denmark2
19,046 Ireland2
10,284 Kuwait2
26,123 Malaysia2
3,670 Mozambique2
5,630 Northern Ireland2
4,367 Afghanistan2
118,015 Netherlands1
4,999 Papua New Guinea1
7,340 Democratic Republic of The Congo1
6,820 Angola1
58,885 Poland1
36,678 Singapore1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
18,889 New Zealand26
37,982 United Arab Emirates23
377,825 Russia17
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
33,285 Canada99
25,623 Australia93
40,500 Tanzania85
540 Iceland73
7,449 Scotland66
11,471 Norway66
6,104 Wales56
Countries with hundreds of Mpofu:
287 Swaziland364
1,086 Namibia326
50,182 Germany202
136,229 United States153
Countries with thousands of Mpofu:
32 Botswana2,476
1,040 Zambia1,656
5,204 England1,404
Countries with ten thousands of Mpofu:
6 Zimbabwe96,955
425 South Africa16,163
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Comments

C
Carlton mpofu 28th March 2017 , 11:54 PM
The meaning of Mpofu is Eland,that means it's a Zulu and Ndebele name.the Mpofu people are among the Ndebele people original from South Africa. So I have seen many countries that use the same surname what does it mean in their home language? If you not Ndebele or Zulu does it still mean Eland?
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Sanele Mpofu 7th July 2017 , 12:29 PM
Nhuka, omafumlinde ungamtshiya uyasalavuke , lindanqaba, Ndeti, omkonto 0wahlaba isjula sephukela.
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Trust Mpofu 22nd February 2024 , 10:17 AM
Very true from what l have heard your imformation is correct l salute you

Mpofu Namesakes

  • Christopher Mpofu, Cricketer
  • Dali Mpofu, Lawyer
  • Obert Mpofu, Zimbabwean Politician
  • Obert Mpofu, Zimbabwean Politician

Mpofu Namesakes

  • Christopher Mpofu, Cricketer
  • Dali Mpofu, Lawyer
  • Obert Mpofu, Zimbabwean Politician
  • Obert Mpofu, Zimbabwean Politician

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