Malupe Surname

659,458th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 456 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Malupe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Malupe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa3061:177,05119,513
Lesotho1081:18,8203,984
India321:23,970,793327,222
Zimbabwe61:2,573,040106,478
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
England11:55,718,059489,080
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Malupe (58) may also be a first name.

Malupe Last Name Facts

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

Malupe is found most in South Africa. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Malupe? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 659,458th most widely held family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 15,981,460 people. The surname Malupe is mostly found in Africa, where 93 percent of Malupe reside; 92 percent reside in Southern Africa and 92 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Malupe is also the 1,295,729th most widespread first name internationally, held by 58 people.

This last name is most frequently held in South Africa, where it is carried by 306 people, or 1 in 177,051. In South Africa Malupe is most prevalent in: Mpumalanga, where 80 percent are found, Gauteng, where 14 percent are found and Free State, where 2 percent are found. Not including South Africa this surname exists in 7 countries. It is also common in Lesotho, where 24 percent are found and India, where 7 percent are found.

Malupe Last Name Statistics demography

Malupe earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 60.31% less than the national average, earning R 94,308 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Maulupe9278/
Maloupe9243/
Mahlupe9213/
Maluphe923/
Malupie922/
Malaupe921/
Malup9143/
Mahleupe861/
Mahluper861/
Mahluphe861/
Molupe833,050/
Malupa832,264/
Malupi83707/
Malipe83280/
Melupe83117/
Maslup83112/
Matlup8330/
Maalup8316/
Maulup831/
Maloup831/
Majlup831/
Mahlup831/
Mahaluper802/
Malupay77498/
Mahalup7715/
Matloup7711/
Mahlupi7710/
Malaupa779/
Malupit774/
Maloupi774/
Maluppa772/
Maluphi771/
Mailupa771/
Malhupi771/
Masloup771/
Malippe771/
Malyupa771/
Malupai771/
Malupha771/
Maluv7394/
Molup7356/
Malub7320/
Malloupa7122/
Maloupis7117/
Malluppa711/
Matyllup711/
Mahalupa711/
Matlub671,066/
Molupi67222/
Malipi67126/
Molipe6731/
Maulub6729/
Maslub6728/
Mallouppa6728/
Molupa6725/
Molaup6710/
Maloub677/
Malubh673/
Melupi672/
Maslùp671/
Melipe671/
Masloupis671/
Mahlub671/
Malhub671/
Malobp671/

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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 Malupe
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