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 surname Maropeng occurs more in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Maropeng? popularity and diffusion

Maropeng is the 372,836th most common last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 7,575,412 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Maropeng reside; 99 percent reside in Southern Africa and 99 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 61,220th most widespread forename at a global level. It is borne by 10,007 people.

This surname is most commonly held in South Africa, where it is borne by 935 people, or 1 in 57,944. In South Africa it is primarily concentrated in: Gauteng, where 35 percent live, North West, where 33 percent live and Limpopo, where 18 percent live. Without taking into account South Africa this surname is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Botswana, where 2 percent live and England, where 0 percent live.

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
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis