Mapelo Surname

919,444th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 288 people bear this surname

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

Mapelo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mapelo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1471:368,55633,364
DR Congo1301:568,30443,658
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861

Mapelo (536) may also be a first name.

Mapelo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mapelo (Arabic: مبلو) is found most in South Africa. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mapelo? popularity and diffusion

Mapelo is the 919,444th most widely held last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 25,303,979 people. The last name Mapelo is predominantly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Mapelo live; 51 percent live in Southern Africa and 51 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Mapelo is also the 364,183rd most commonly held first name throughout the world. It is borne by 536 people.

This surname is most numerous in South Africa, where it is held by 147 people, or 1 in 368,556. In South Africa it is primarily found in: Gauteng, where 44 percent reside, Eastern Cape, where 31 percent reside and North West, where 17 percent reside. Apart from South Africa this surname occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 45 percent reside and Indonesia, where 2 percent reside.

Mapelo Last Name Statistics demography

Mapelo earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 57.37% less than the national average, earning R 101,316 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Maipelo92641/
Maphelo92178/
Mmapelo9221/
Maapelo924/
Maphehlo863/
Maphetlo862/
Maphello861/
Maapeelo861/
Mapheelo861/
Mapalo835,720/
Mapela833,048/
Mapolo83218/
Mopelo83128/
Mapilo8388/
Mepelo834/
Mahapeloa804/
Maiphetlo803/
Mapheello803/
Maphiello801/
Maphaello801/
Maphela771,601/
Mapetla771,286/
Mapholo77556/
Mapallo77461/
Mopeloa77376/
Maphalo77120/
Mapilot77116/
Moopelo7786/
Moupelo7761/
Mapaela7736/
Mmopelo7734/
Mapohlo7714/
Mmapela7713/
Mhapela7712/
Mapalou7710/
Mapahlo7710/
Mapollo779/
Mapoela774/
Mapelat774/
Mapelia774/
Maapela774/
Maepela772/
Mapoloh772/
Mapolyo772/
Mapiela772/
Maapalo772/
Mapehla772/
Maphilo772/
Mapailo772/
Mopaelo771/
Maapolo771/
Mophelo771/
Mapoloi771/
Mapaluo771/
Mapeala771/
Mappela771/
Mhepelo771/
Mapolio771/
Maiphethlo751/
Moopeloa71699/
Mahupela71655/
Mahapela71294/
Mmapetla71133/
Mapheula7115/
Mapheela717/
Mmapholo715/
Maphiela715/
Mmopeloa714/
Moupelou713/
Maphohlo713/
Maphaela712/
Maphella711/
Maepaela711/
Mapilgou711/
Mappollo711/
Maipollo711/
Maphetla711/
Maphehla711/
Moppeloa711/
Mapala674,190/
Mapila671,878/
Mapola671,154/
Mopela67560/
Mopolo67345/
Mopalo67289/
Mepela675/
Mahaphalo672/
Maiphetla672/
Mepolo671/
Mopilo671/
M'Mapalou671/
'Maphollo671/
Mapheella671/
Maphelahe671/
Maphetlha671/
Mahappalo671/
Mauphelia670/

Mapelo Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mapelo in the Arabic language
مبلوmblw-

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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 Mapelo
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