Melaphi Surname
Approximately 643 people bear this surname
Melaphi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 625 | 1:86,684 | 10,659 |
| Zimbabwe | 16 | 1:964,890 | 61,721 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
Melaphi (49) may also be a first name.
Melaphi Demographics
Average Melaphi Salary in
South Africa
R 117,300
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Melaphi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Melaphi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Melaphi occurs most in South Africa. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Melaphi? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 509,082nd most frequently occurring last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 11,333,664 people. The last name Melaphi occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Melaphi live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Melaphi is also the 1,430,306th most frequently occurring first name internationally. It is borne by 49 people.
The last name is most frequently occurring in South Africa, where it is held by 625 people, or 1 in 86,684. In South Africa Melaphi is primarily concentrated in: Eastern Cape, where 51 percent live, Gauteng, where 26 percent live and Western Cape, where 11 percent live. Besides South Africa Melaphi exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 2 percent live and Canada, where 0 percent live.
Melaphi Last Name Statistics demography
Melaphi earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 50.64% less than the national average, earning R 117,300 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mehlaphi | 93 | 1 | / |
| Melapi | 92 | 464 | / |
| Melaphe | 86 | 29 | / |
| Malaphi | 86 | 13 | / |
| Mehlapi | 86 | 5 | / |
| Melahfi | 86 | 5 | / |
| Melapis | 86 | 3 | / |
| Melapeh | 86 | 3 | / |
| Meulapi | 86 | 2 | / |
| Molaphi | 86 | 1 | / |
| Melaphy | 86 | 1 | / |
| Melapie | 86 | 1 | / |
| Metlhapi | 80 | 11 | / |
| Mohlaphi | 80 | 6 | / |
| Melappio | 80 | 2 | / |
| Meelapha | 80 | 2 | / |
| Meulappi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Methlapi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mealapeh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Molapi | 77 | 1,243 | / |
| Malapi | 77 | 636 | / |
| Milapi | 77 | 39 | / |
| Melapa | 77 | 33 | / |
| Melepi | 77 | 12 | / |
| Melape | 77 | 7 | / |
| Melopi | 77 | 2 | / |
| Melafi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mylapi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mahalaphi | 75 | 6 | / |
| Malaiphai | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mehlape | 71 | 4,085 | / |
| Mohlapi | 71 | 346 | / |
| Milapha | 71 | 88 | / |
| Mallapi | 71 | 23 | / |
| Meelapa | 71 | 12 | / |
| Molapie | 71 | 11 | / |
| Milapoi | 71 | 10 | / |
| Molapai | 71 | 9 | / |
| Metlape | 71 | 7 | / |
| Melappa | 71 | 7 | / |
| Mahlapi | 71 | 5 | / |
| Milapai | 71 | 4 | / |
| Malapie | 71 | 3 | / |
| Molaupi | 71 | 2 | / |
| Milapie | 71 | 2 | / |
| Maylapi | 71 | 2 | / |
| Mihlapi | 71 | 2 | / |
| Meliape | 71 | 1 | / |
| Molephi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Milappi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Milapui | 71 | 1 | / |
| Molaphy | 71 | 1 | / |
| Malahpi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Malapei | 71 | 1 | / |
| Malaphy | 71 | 1 | / |
| Malapiy | 71 | 1 | / |
| Milapis | 71 | 1 | / |
| Molafhi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Molappi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Melepai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Melopoi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Moliapi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Meulopi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Metlhape | 67 | 172 | / |
| Methlape | 67 | 27 | / |
| Mohlophi | 67 | 9 | / |
| Melhoufi | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mohlaphe | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mahalapi | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mallyapi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Malliapi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Maliappi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Milaspis | 67 | 1 | / |
| Malaphee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mehlophe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mahlaphe | 67 | 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
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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 Melaphi
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