Maopelo Surname
Approximately 7 people bear this surname
Maopelo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lesotho | 6 | 1:338,760 | 16,589 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Maopelo (9) may also be a first name.
Maopelo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Maopelo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Maopelo has its highest incidence in Lesotho. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Maopelo? popularity and diffusion
The last name Maopelo is the 7,117,718th most commonly occurring surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The last name Maopelo occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Maopelo reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,941,740th most numerous first name globally, held by 9 people.
The last name is most frequently held in Lesotho, where it is carried by 6 people, or 1 in 338,760. In Lesotho Maopelo is primarily found in: Maseru District, where 100 percent are found. Outside of Lesotho this last name exists in one country. It is also common in South Africa, where 14 percent are found.
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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 Maopelo
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