Bopela Surname

1,061,269th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 235 people bear this surname

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

Bopela Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bopela Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1371:395,45835,012
DR Congo621:1,191,60673,277
Zimbabwe231:671,22849,171
United States71:51,779,848968,877
India51:153,413,076951,030
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250

Bopela Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bopela is found most in South Africa. It can also occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Bopela? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,061,269th most prevalent surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 31,010,834 people. The surname Bopela is predominantly found in Africa, where 95 percent of Bopela reside; 69 percent reside in Southern Africa and 69 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The last name Bopela is most widely held in South Africa, where it is carried by 137 people, or 1 in 395,458. In South Africa it is most frequent in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 60 percent reside, Gauteng, where 26 percent reside and North West, where 7 percent reside. Not including South Africa it is found in 5 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 26 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 10 percent reside.

Bopela Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Bopela earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 13.03% more than the national average, earning R 268,596 per year and in United States they earn 16.09% less than the national average, earning $36,208 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bophela921,714/
Boppela9226/
Boppetla861/
Bapela838,037/
Bopele831,181/
Bopeli83167/
Bopola83109/
Bopelo83105/
Bopala8399/
Wopela8371/
Bopila8325/
Bepela8311/
Boipelo77489/
Bopilay77237/
Boppala77128/
Boupele7774/
Bophelo7770/
Bopelet7759/
Wophela7725/
Mpopela7725/
Boppola779/
Bhopala777/
Bopolla777/
Bhopele776/
Boipala775/
Boppeli775/
Bophala774/
Bopeley774/
Bopalla774/
Bopalay774/
Baphela773/
Boopala773/
Bhopola773/
Bopelho771/
Beppela771/
Bopalah771/
Botpele771/
Boppele771/
Bophila771/
Bopolay771/
Boppolla7123/
Bhoopala7117/
Boppeler7117/
Boppalla7112/
Bopailay719/
Bhopalai714/
Bhoopeli711/
Mphopela711/
Bhopalah711/
Bhoipala711/
Bapele672,233/
Bapeli671,832/
Wapela671,080/
Bepala67726/
Bopolo67506/
Bapala67382/
Bopili67326/
Bapola67175/
Bapelo6734/
Bapila6723/
Bhopailay674/
Bopily673/
Bepila673/
Bopphaala673/
Bopalo672/
Vopicella672/
Bopilo672/
Bopile671/
Vapela671/

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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 Bopela
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