Malepe Surname

29,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18,089 people bear this surname

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

Malepe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Malepe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa17,8771:3,031398
Botswana1821:12,0162,280
United States111:32,950,812797,015
England101:5,571,806158,774
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Malepe (347) may also be a first name.

Malepe Last Name Facts

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

Malepe occurs in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Malepe? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 29,613th most frequently used surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 402,872 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Malepe live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 468,121st most frequent first name internationally It is held by 347 people.

Malepe is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is held by 17,877 people, or 1 in 3,031. In South Africa it is primarily concentrated in: Limpopo, where 56 percent live, Gauteng, where 19 percent live and Mpumalanga, where 13 percent live. Other than South Africa this last name occurs in 12 countries. It also occurs in Botswana, where 1 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.

Malepe Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Malepe surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 100% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Malepe earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 39.55% less than the national average, earning R 143,664 per year and in United States they earn 89.29% more than the national average, earning $81,675 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Matlepe92165/
Maleppe9212/
Malephe9211/
Maulepe928/
Mallepe922/
Mealepe922/
Mahlepe922/
Maleepe921/
Mailepe921/
Maleper921/
Maalepe921/
Malep91210/
Mahlephe8635/
Maulepes869/
Malletpe861/
Maleypeu861/
Mahalepe861/
Mahleupe861/
Malope8317,151/
Maleev836,862/
Malepa832,637/
Malape83894/
Molepe83709/
Malipe83280/
Matlep8335/
Melepe8332/
Mallep8312/
Maliep834/
Malepi832/
Mailep832/
Malepp831/
Maleph831/
Malype831/
Maileppet805/
Mahlape77211/
Maliper77163/
Mahlope77115/
Meleipe7737/
Maleppa7725/
Maliape7718/
Mealepa7711/
Malleev778/
Mahalep778/
Maleapa775/
Matleeb774/
Moliepe774/
Maulepa773/
Mallape772/
Mailepa772/
Molephe772/
Malepha772/
Malapee772/
Maileev771/
Mallepp771/
Malepai771/
Malipet771/
Maalepp771/
Mailape771/
Malaape771/
Maliepa771/
Malapei771/
Malippe771/
Malhope771/
Mgalipe771/
Motlepe771/
Mauleps771/
Malev731,820/
Maleb73526/
Malip73308/
Molep7315/
Mahalepa7177/
Maleappa7132/
Malleppa7120/
Malhappe7117/
Maaslepp718/
Moulepes717/
Maulepis716/
Mahalope714/
Mahaleev711/
Malliped711/
Mallipet711/
Mealapeh711/
Malibpes711/
Mohlephe711/
Mmaleepi711/
Malhepha711/
Malaphee711/
Mahlopee711/
Malaipet711/
Molope674,468/
Malipa672,862/
Matleb671,505/
Malapi67636/
Mahleb67512/
Malopi67247/
Molepa67177/
Malipi67126/
Maileb67110/
Melope6797/
Molepi6748/
Maalip6743/
Motlep6739/
Molipe6731/
Mahlev6728/
Moleev6718/
Matlip6716/
Malopy6715/
Mõtlep6715/
Melepi6712/
Mailip6710/
Maliph679/
Malapy678/
Melape677/
Molape674/
Maleab674/
Malaip673/
Mailev673/
Mallev673/
Maylev672/
Maleiv671/
Maulip671/
Maleib671/
Maletb671/
Melipe671/
Malebs671/
Mahalepha671/
Mahallepi671/
Mailepaya671/
Moulep671/
Moliep671/
Melype671/

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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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  • 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 Malepe
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