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

The last name Malupe occurs more in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Malupe? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 659,458th most frequently occurring family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 15,981,460 people. Malupe is predominantly found in Africa, where 93 percent of Malupe are found; 92 percent are found in Southern Africa and 92 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,295,729th most widely held given name internationally. It is borne by 58 people.

It is most common in South Africa, where it is borne by 306 people, or 1 in 177,051. In South Africa it is most common in: Mpumalanga, where 80 percent live, Gauteng, where 14 percent live and Free State, where 2 percent live. Barring South Africa this last name is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in Lesotho, where 24 percent live and India, where 7 percent live.

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
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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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