Lopele Surname

587,571st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 532 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Lopele Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lopele Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya3511:131,56710,822
DR Congo1501:492,53039,325
Papua New Guinea181:452,98457,838
Uganda71:5,577,040114,218
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
France11:66,422,722504,397
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182

Lopele (54) may also be a first name.

Lopele Last Name Facts

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

Lopele occurs most in Kenya. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Lopele click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lopele? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 587,571st most widely held last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 13,698,395 people. Lopele occurs mostly in Africa, where 96 percent of Lopele reside; 67 percent reside in East Africa and 67 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Lopele is also the 1,350,955th most frequent first name globally. It is borne by 54 people.

This surname is most prevalent in Kenya, where it is held by 351 people, or 1 in 131,567. In Kenya Lopele is primarily concentrated in: West Pokot County, where 99 percent are found, Elgeyo Marakwet County, where 0 percent are found and Nyeri County, where 0 percent are found. Aside from Kenya this surname exists in 9 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 28 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 3 percent are found.

Lopele Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Lopele surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lopeile9213/
Lopelei921/
Loupele921/
Lopeley921/
Loppele921/
Lople912/
Loupelle8649/
Loppeler867/
Lopelech861/
Lopeless861/
Lepele831,394/
Lopole83201/
Lopela83195/
Lapele8387/
Lopale8370/
Lopeli8323/
Loople833/
Lopile832/
Lopely830/
Lepeule77258/
Lapelle77187/
Lepeley77171/
Lopolei7778/
Lephele7746/
Loppela7732/
Lopelai7717/
Lapoele7714/
Leepele774/
Lapeleh773/
Hlophle772/
Lépeule772/
Loupeli772/
Lapelee772/
Loupale771/
Loupole771/
Läppele771/
Leupele771/
Lapelei771/
Lopetel771/
Lapeleu771/
Lapehle771/
Loopole770/
Lapeley770/
Laple739/
Lapelleh7129/
Loupelis715/
Loophole715/
Laeppele711/
Lepeli67430/
Lapole67400/
Laphle67217/
Lapple67196/
Lapale6778/
Lopila6746/
Lopili6733/
Lopali6733/
Lapela6728/
Laphel675/
Lopgil675/
Lapile673/
Lapleh671/
Lapely671/
Lospelich671/
Lepelé671/
Lopphilee671/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Lopele
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