Marupelo Surname

809,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 345 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Marupelo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Marupelo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho2501:8,1301,801
South Africa941:576,35944,560
England11:55,718,059489,080

Marupelo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Marupelo is found in Lesotho more than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of Marupelo click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Marupelo? popularity and diffusion

Marupelo is the 809,613th most widespread surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 21,123,321 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Marupelo live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

It is most commonly occurring in Lesotho, where it is borne by 250 people, or 1 in 8,130. In Lesotho it is mostly concentrated in: Maseru District, where 83 percent reside, Berea District, where 15 percent reside and Qacha's Nek District, where 1 percent reside. Outside of Lesotho this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 27 percent reside and England, where 0 percent reside.

Marupelo Last Name Statistics demography

Marupelo earn somewhat less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 14.54% less than the national average, earning R 203,076 per year.

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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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  • 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 Marupelo
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