Mathapelo Surname
Approximately 24 people bear this surname
Mathapelo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 13 | 1:4,167,516 | 132,322 |
| Lesotho | 8 | 1:254,070 | 15,268 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
Mathapelo (12,669) may also be a first name.
Mathapelo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mathapelo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mathapelo has its highest incidence in South Africa. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Mathapelo.
How Common Is The Last Name Mathapelo? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 4,034,050th most widespread surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 303,647,746 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 88 percent of Mathapelo reside; 88 percent reside in Southern Africa and 88 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 52,204th most frequently used forename internationally It is held by 12,669 people.
The surname Mathapelo is most frequently used in South Africa, where it is borne by 13 people, or 1 in 4,167,516. In South Africa Mathapelo is most common in: Gauteng, where 85 percent are found, Free State, where 8 percent are found and Mpumalanga, where 8 percent are found. Outside of South Africa this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Lesotho, where 33 percent are found and England, where 13 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mmathapelo | 95 | 24 | / |
| 'Mathapelo | 95 | 3 | / |
| Matapelo | 94 | 3 | / |
| Mathapela | 89 | 1 | / |
| Moithapelo | 84 | 4 | / |
| Mathaphela | 84 | 1 | / |
| Matapela | 82 | 9 | / |
| Motapelo | 82 | 6 | / |
| Matapilo | 82 | 1 | / |
| Mathopela | 78 | 77 | / |
| Matapholo | 78 | 6 | / |
| Mathapola | 78 | 1 | / |
| Matapila | 71 | 547 | / |
| Matapala | 71 | 28 | / |
| Matopela | 71 | 8 | / |
| Matepela | 71 | 5 | / |
| Motapolo | 71 | 4 | / |
| Motopelo | 71 | 4 | / |
| Motapela | 71 | 3 | / |
| Matapola | 71 | 1 | / |
| Metapilo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mothopela | 67 | 32 | / |
| Matapalia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Moetapela | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mattepela | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mattapalla | 63 | 4 | / |
| Mothophela | 63 | 1 | / |
| Motopela | 59 | 266 | / |
| Motapola | 59 | 64 | / |
| Metapala | 59 | 3 | / |
| Metapalla | 56 | 1 | / |
| Moteaphala | 53 | 30 | / |
| Mattepalla | 53 | 1 | / |
| Mettapalla | 53 | 1 | / |
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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 Mathapelo
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