Kolopo Surname

835,661st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 330 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Botswana

Kolopo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kolopo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi2091:81,91010,289
Botswana771:28,4025,684
Papua New Guinea221:370,62448,900
Tanzania61:8,823,60272,091
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Kolopo (26) may also be a first name.

Kolopo Last Name Facts

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

Kolopo occurs in Malawi more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kolopo? popularity and diffusion

Kolopo is the 835,661st most common family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 22,083,472 people. The surname Kolopo occurs predominantly in Africa, where 92 percent of Kolopo reside; 88 percent reside in Southern Africa and 88 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,084,397th most frequently occurring first name internationally. It is borne by 26 people.

This last name is most commonly used in Malawi, where it is borne by 209 people, or 1 in 81,910. Outside of Malawi Kolopo occurs in 11 countries. It is also common in Botswana, where 23 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 7 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kholopo9288/
Kollopo929/
Kolopos928/
Kgolopo921/
Kolopop921/
Khohlopo868/
Kholopoi861/
Kholopoa861/
Kolapo8311,441/
Kolopa83185/
Kalopo8383/
Kulopo8323/
Kolepo832/
Kelopo832/
Colopo832/
Kholopa77421/
Koilopa7736/
Kolopah7735/
Colopos7732/
Kholepo7714/
Kollapo778/
Coslopo776/
Kolaapo773/
Kuslopo772/
Kolapoo772/
Kolopha771/
Kolapod771/
Colopoş771/
Koulepo771/
Kolopeu771/
Kholopha71149/
Kholoppa7129/
Koulepou7110/
Kolopats713/
Kolopach712/
Kholopah711/
Koulapoy711/
Kalapo672,149/
Kalopa67681/
Colapo67396/
Kalepo67289/
Kolapa6775/
Koulloupa6737/
Kulapo6733/
Kelepo6727/
Kulopa6724/
Koulapohe6717/
Kelopa6715/
Kolopeaua6714/
Kelapo6713/
Kolepa674/
Colepo671/
Kalopodts671/
Kouliapou671/

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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
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  • 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 Kolopo
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