Hopolang Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Hopolang Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hopolang Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho21:1,016,27921,693
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Hopolang (2,241) may also be a first name.

Hopolang Last Name Facts

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

Hopolang occurs most in Lesotho. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Hopolang.

How Common Is The Last Name Hopolang? popularity and diffusion

The surname Hopolang is the 10,311,814th most commonly occurring last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Hopolang live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 157,832nd most widespread given name on earth, held by 2,241 people.

The surname Hopolang is most commonly occurring in Lesotho, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 1,016,279. In Lesotho it is most frequent in: Leribe District, where 50 percent live and Maseru District, where 50 percent live. Other than Lesotho this last name exists in one country. It is also common in South Africa, where 33 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hopolan931/
Gopolang881,168/
Hopolong882/
Opelang8022/
Apolang8018/
Gopolan804/
Opolong802/
Hopalan801/
Khophalang7849/
Choopalang781/
Gopalang7585/
Hopalyan7528/
Hopalian7522/
Hopalong753/
Gopoolan753/
Opolacen751/
Chopalan751/
Obpalang751/
Opolon71231/
Apolan7186/
Opalan712/
Opoolacen711/
Gopalan6717,020/
Apolong67290/
Opalong67130/
Jopalan6787/
Apolane6757/
Apolant6735/
Opolion6729/
Apalang675/
Apolian674/
Opollon672/
Apollan672/
Epolong671/
Hopalon671/
Apolyan671/
Opoulon671/

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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 Hopolang
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