Medupe Surname

61,041st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,239 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Botswana

Medupe Surname User-submission:

The Medupe surname means 'soft rain', 'drizzle'.

Medupe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa6,0121:9,0121,132
Botswana2,2121:98947
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
England41:13,929,515290,718
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Wales11:3,094,53244,023

Medupe (1,711) may also be a first name.

Medupe Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Medupe surname means 'soft rain', 'drizzle'.

- medupee

Medupe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Medupe occurs in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Medupe? popularity and diffusion

The surname Medupe is the 61,041st most commonly held last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 884,518 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Medupe live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 185,659th most commonly used forename world-wide It is held by 1,711 people.

The last name is most commonly held in South Africa, where it is borne by 6,012 people, or 1 in 9,012. In South Africa Medupe is primarily concentrated in: North West, where 58 percent are found, Gauteng, where 22 percent are found and Free State, where 6 percent are found. Not including South Africa it occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in Botswana, where 27 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.

Medupe Last Name Statistics demography

Medupe earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 39.84% less than the national average, earning R 142,956 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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Medup9123/
Modupe835,018/
Medupi83777/
Madupe83202/
Midupe8335/
Medeup8312/
Medupa832/
Metduupet801/
Modaupe779/
Maddupe776/
Moduphe771/
Modhupe771/
Medub7313/
Meduv731/
Modhaupe711/
Modupeah711/
Modupi67678/
Modipe67227/
Midipe67204/
Middup67159/
Maydup6755/
Medoub6743/
Madipe6733/
Medipi6719/
Madupi674/
Maidup674/
Midupi673/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Medupe
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