Malepela Surname
Approximately 118 people bear this surname
Malepela Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 112 | 1:472,693 | 32,330 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
Malepela Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Malepela Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Malepela is borne by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Malepela click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Malepela? popularity and diffusion
Malepela is the 1,674,734th most widespread surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 61,758,864 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Malepela live; 95 percent live in East Africa and 95 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
This last name is most commonly held in Tanzania, where it is borne by 112 people, or 1 in 472,693. In Tanzania Malepela is primarily found in: Morogoro Region, where 100 percent are found. Aside from Tanzania this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also common in India, where 3 percent are found and South Africa, where 3 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malapela | 88 | 2,664 | / |
| Malipela | 88 | 9 | / |
| Malepola | 88 | 6 | / |
| Molepela | 88 | 1 | / |
| Malepala | 88 | 1 | / |
| Malepeli | 88 | 1 | / |
| Molepelia | 82 | 21 | / |
| Maliapela | 82 | 20 | / |
| Mallepala | 82 | 11 | / |
| Malaphela | 82 | 7 | / |
| Mahlopela | 82 | 3 | / |
| Malepolla | 82 | 3 | / |
| Mallepeli | 82 | 3 | / |
| Mallepola | 82 | 2 | / |
| 'Malepola | 82 | 1 | / |
| 'Malepele | 82 | 1 | / |
| Mallepalla | 78 | 7 | / |
| Mallepolla | 78 | 4 | / |
| Mallepelet | 78 | 1 | / |
| Malopola | 75 | 114 | / |
| Malapala | 75 | 58 | / |
| Malepile | 75 | 39 | / |
| Molipela | 75 | 34 | / |
| Malapila | 75 | 15 | / |
| Malapola | 75 | 7 | / |
| Molapela | 75 | 6 | / |
| Malipala | 75 | 4 | / |
| Molopela | 75 | 4 | / |
| Malipila | 75 | 3 | / |
| Malipeli | 75 | 3 | / |
| Molepelo | 75 | 1 | / |
| Malapelo | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mallepallay | 74 | 1 | / |
| Mallipala | 71 | 20 | / |
| Molaphela | 71 | 12 | / |
| Malapalla | 71 | 7 | / |
| Malepahlo | 71 | 2 | / |
| Mohlapela | 71 | 1 | / |
| Motlepele | 71 | 1 | / |
| Maliphele | 71 | 1 | / |
| Malephile | 71 | 1 | / |
| Maliopelo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mallipola | 71 | 1 | / |
| Malappola | 71 | 1 | / |
| Malapolla | 71 | 1 | / |
| Malappilay | 67 | 4 | / |
| 'Maliopelo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mailipeeli | 67 | 1 | / |
| Malappilai | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Malepela
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