Bopelo Surname

1,795,579th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 105 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Congo
Highest density in:
Congo

Bopelo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bopelo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Congo551:90,7117,856
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
Botswana221:99,40615,343
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Bopelo (137) may also be a first name.

Bopelo Last Name Facts

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

Bopelo is more commonly found in The Congo than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Bopelo? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,795,579th most frequently used last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 69,405,199 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Bopelo are found; 78 percent are found in Central Africa and 78 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 790,880th most frequent forename world-wide It is held by 137 people.

Bopelo is most numerous in The Congo, where it is held by 55 people, or 1 in 90,711. In The Congo it is most frequent in: Brazzaville Department, where 100 percent reside. Apart from The Congo this surname occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 26 percent reside and Botswana, where 21 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Boipelo92489/
Bophelo9270/
Bopelho921/
Bopolo83506/
Bopela83235/
Bapelo8334/
Bopilo832/
Bopalo832/
Bophela771,714/
Boppela7726/
Bophilo7717/
Boppetla711/
Bapela678,037/
Bopola67109/
Bopala6799/
Bapolo6794/
Wopela6771/
Bepalo6727/
Bopila6725/
Bepolo6723/
Bepela6711/
Wopilo676/
Bapalo671/
Bópolo671/

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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 Bopelo
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