Hlapo Surname

746,827th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 385 people bear this surname

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

Hlapo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hlapo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa3751:144,47416,511
Zimbabwe81:1,929,78092,581
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402

Hlapo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Hlapo has its highest incidence in South Africa. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Hlapo? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 746,827th most frequent family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 18,928,691 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Hlapo are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

This last name is most common in South Africa, where it is borne by 375 people, or 1 in 144,474. In South Africa it is primarily concentrated in: Free State, where 34 percent reside, Gauteng, where 33 percent reside and North West, where 8 percent reside. Apart from South Africa it is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 2 percent reside and Germany, where 0 percent reside.

Hlapo Last Name Statistics demography

Hlapo earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 35.66% less than the national average, earning R 152,904 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hlapho91330/
Hhlapo917/
Khlapo916/
Lapo895,920/
Khlapho831/
Lappo803,009/
Hlapa80826/
Lapos80768/
Lapot80738/
Llapo80599/
Lapod80407/
Lapop80368/
Lapho80240/
Lapoš80219/
Lapoi80193/
Lapou80139/
Laepo8085/
Lapoh8060/
Laupo8054/
Leapo8049/
Laapo8045/
Lapuo8044/
Lapoy8044/
Laipo8040/
Lapoa8026/
Lapoo8025/
Lapoz8011/
Laypo809/
Liapo808/
Hlopo806/
Ladpo806/
Lyapo802/
Labpo802/
Lapoș801/
L'Apo801/
Laspo801/
Hlepo801/
Khlaipho771/
Laphot731,041/
Lapous73317/
Lajpop73295/
Lapoot73211/
Hlopho73186/
Lapuos73120/
Lappos73109/
Lahapo7372/
Lappou7371/
Lappot7369/
Laspos7368/
Lapuot7338/
Lapoux7327/
Laupot7326/
Laspou7314/
Lapout7313/
Lapooh7311/
Hlepho7311/
Laphoi7310/
Hliapa739/
Laposh737/
Lappoh737/
Ladpho737/
Lapoha735/
Lapois735/
Hlopoi735/
Laupos734/
Lyapot734/
Lappho734/
Laphos733/
Lapoch733/
Latpho733/
Lapood732/
Hluipo731/
Llapos731/
Hlappa731/
Laypou731/
Lapoit731/
Lapooz731/
Lappoa731/
Lapuoz731/
Lajpot731/
Liapoa731/
Liapou731/
Laypoh731/
Hhlapa731/
Hlapha731/
Labpoo731/
Laipoh731/
Lappoo731/
Leapop731/
Laupod730/
Lapa6728,863/
Lopo6710,447/
Lepo671,230/
Lappost67192/
Lapphot67111/
Latphot6798/
Chliapa6785/
Lôpo6716/
Lappots675/
Labphoo673/
Lapá672/
Llapoth671/
Lappozt671/
Liaspou671/
Chlapač671/
Leapott670/
Laypost670/

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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 Hlapo
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