Malepa Surname

164,490th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,637 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Botswana

Malepa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Malepa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1,3641:39,7205,108
Botswana5851:3,738525
Lesotho2721:7,4731,625
Malawi1051:163,03916,499
Papua New Guinea641:127,40217,396
Mauritius631:20,5304,273
Cameroon621:334,98530,391
India431:17,838,730274,051
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
Indonesia141:9,446,371356,066
England101:5,571,806158,774
Solomon Islands91:64,44812,261
Ukraine71:6,503,242257,739
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Malepa (574) may also be a first name.

Malepa Last Name Facts

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

Malepa (Marathi: मळेपा) occurs more in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Malepa? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 164,490th most commonly used last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 2,763,574 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 94 percent of Malepa are found; 91 percent are found in Southern Africa and 88 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 349,810th most commonly occurring first name throughout the world, borne by 574 people.

The surname Malepa is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is carried by 1,364 people, or 1 in 39,720. In South Africa it is most prevalent in: Limpopo, where 41 percent reside, Gauteng, where 37 percent reside and North West, where 15 percent reside. Outside of South Africa Malepa occurs in 19 countries. It is also found in Botswana, where 22 percent reside and Lesotho, where 10 percent reside.

Malepa Last Name Statistics demography

Malepa earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 57.08% less than the national average, earning R 101,988 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Maleppa9225/
Mealepa9211/
Maleapa925/
Maulepa923/
Malaepa923/
Mailepa922/
Malepha922/
Malepai921/
Malepah921/
Malepas921/
Malepat921/
Maliepa921/
Maleepat86124/
Mahalepa8677/
Maleappa8632/
Malleppa8620/
Mmatlepa862/
Mailaepa861/
Mallepah861/
Mallepat861/
Malhepha861/
Malepe8318,089/
Malapa832,954/
Malipa832,862/
Malopa831,644/
Malepo83223/
Molepa83177/
Melepa83146/
Malepi832/
Maleepatt805/
Malleshpa804/
Maleephat802/
Mealeapat801/
Mahalepha801/
Mailepaya801/
Malleapah801/
Maleepath801/
Malappa77340/
Malipay77224/
Matlepe77165/
Mallopa77101/
Motlepa7786/
Mallapa7762/
Malipat7744/
Malapha7736/
Malapay7735/
Molepha7733/
Malaipa7730/
Maliapa7729/
Mailapa7728/
Mahlepo7727/
Moulepa7715/
Maleppe7712/
Malephe7711/
Malippa7710/
Maliopa779/
Malapau779/
Mahlapa779/
Maulepe778/
Maloppa778/
Malipha777/
Mallipa775/
Malipah775/
Malapah775/
Maslipa774/
Malepou774/
Malipas773/
Mallepe772/
Mealepe772/
Malopay772/
Mahlepe772/
Mahlopa772/
Mahlipa771/
Malhapa771/
Maleepe771/
Maelapa771/
Maalipa771/
Mailepe771/
Malaapa771/
Maleper771/
Malapaa771/
Melepai771/
Meleppa771/
Maalepe771/
Malleshppa752/
Mallappa712,303/
Mahlapha71209/
Maliphat71121/
Mahalipa7162/
Mahalapa7156/
Mahlephe7135/
Malapeau7132/
Maulapai7127/
Malaipha7127/
Mahalopa7127/
Maulipay7112/
Maulepes719/
Mahlopha717/
Maulapay716/
Maulepis716/
Malipaya715/
Mhalappa714/
Mailappa713/
Maliappa712/
Maalappa711/
Malletpe711/
Maalihpa711/
Malaaipa711/
Maleypeu711/
Maliphai711/
Molleapa711/
Melepaha711/
Mmaleepi711/
Malhapha711/
Mahalepe711/
Mahleupe711/
Molepo6715,119/
Malipo673,723/
Malapo672,031/
Molopa67774/
Molepe67709/
Molipa67522/
Malipe67280/
Malopo67186/
Malipi67126/
Molepi6748/
Melapa6733/
Melipa6725/
Melepo6721/
Maileppet675/
Molapa673/
Maelaaipa673/
Mahalipah672/
Malaiphat672/
Mahalappa671/
Malaypaya671/
Moolepatt671/
Mahallepi671/
Malype671/
Melopa671/
Malaiphai671/

Malepa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Malepa in the Marathi language
मळेपाmalepa-

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Malepa
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis