Mehlape Surname

113,266th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,085 people bear this surname

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

Mehlape Surname User-submission:

Mehlape means 'herds'.

Mehlape Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa4,0741:13,2981,673
England41:13,929,515290,718
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

Mehlape (29) may also be a first name.

Mehlape Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Mehlape means 'herds'.

- mehlape88

Mehlape Last Name Facts

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

Mehlape is most common in South Africa. It may occur as:. For other potential spellings of Mehlape click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mehlape? popularity and diffusion

It is the 113,266th most frequently held last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 1,783,977 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mehlape reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,951,561st most frequently held first name internationally. It is borne by 29 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in South Africa, where it is borne by 4,074 people, or 1 in 13,298. In South Africa it is most prevalent in: Limpopo, where 69 percent reside, Gauteng, where 23 percent reside and Mpumalanga, where 2 percent reside. Excluding South Africa it occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in England, where 0 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.

Mehlape Last Name Statistics demography

Mehlape earn somewhat less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 8.53% less than the national average, earning R 217,356 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Methlape9327/
Melape927/
Mohlape861,247/
Mahlape86211/
Melaphe8629/
Metlape867/
Mehlapi865/
Melapeh863/
Mihlape861/
Meliape861/
Melapie861/
Metlhape80172/
Mehlhope8026/
Mohlaphe803/
Methlapi801/
Mehlaphi801/
Mahlaphe801/
Mehlophe801/
Mealapeh801/
Malape77894/
Melapi77464/
Melope7797/
Melapa7733/
Melepe7732/
Molape774/
Metlahape751/
Melaphi71643/
Mohlapi71346/
Mahlope71115/
Meleipe7137/
Mohlope7123/
Maliape7118/
Meelapa7112/
Moliape7111/
Molapie7111/
Melappa717/
Mahlapi715/
Melapis713/
Malapie713/
Malapee712/
Mahlepe712/
Milapie712/
Mealepe712/
Meulapi712/
Mihlapi712/
Mallape712/
Malaupe711/
Mollape711/
Milapes711/
Malapei711/
Malaape711/
Mailape711/
Melhope711/
Melaphy711/
Mahlophe67878/
Mohlophe67170/
Mahlephe6735/
Malhappe6717/
Metlhapi6711/
Mohlaphi676/
Mahalope674/
Mahalapi673/
Melappio672/
Meelapha672/
Mahlopee671/
Mahleupe671/
Malaphee671/
Mohlephe671/
Mmelopez671/
Meulappi671/

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