Maropeng Surname

372,836th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 962 people bear this surname

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

Maropeng Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Maropeng Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa9351:57,9447,348
Botswana221:99,40615,343
England21:27,859,030389,889
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Iceland11:380,09011,096

Maropeng (10,007) may also be a first name.

Maropeng Last Name Facts

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

The last name Maropeng is found most frequently in South Africa. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Maropeng? popularity and diffusion

The last name Maropeng is the 372,836th most frequently used family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 7,575,412 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Maropeng reside; 99 percent reside in Southern Africa and 99 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Maropeng is also the 61,220th most common first name on earth, borne by 10,007 people.

The last name Maropeng is most frequently used in South Africa, where it is held by 935 people, or 1 in 57,944. In South Africa it is most frequent in: Gauteng, where 35 percent reside, North West, where 33 percent reside and Limpopo, where 18 percent reside. Excluding South Africa this surname is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Botswana, where 2 percent reside and England, where 0 percent reside.

Maropeng Last Name Statistics demography

Maropeng earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 49.21% less than the national average, earning R 120,708 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Moropeng88147/
Maroping8831/
Marapeng882/
Maroeping8219/
Marapen8016/
Marappen759/
Moroping758/
Morapeng756/
Maraping755/
Moropent753/
Mahropin751/
Masropin751/
Marauping7131/
Marropuin711/
Moroeping711/
Marhappen711/
Marapin67173/
Morapen674/
Moropne671/
Maraspin63218/
Marapina637/
Maraspim501/

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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 Maropeng
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