Mogaladi Surname

310,758th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,212 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Botswana

Mogaladi Surname User-submission:

The Mogaladi surname means 'protea plant', a genus of South African plants, also known as sugarbushes. They originate from the province of Limpopo. The family is originally from Swaziland. The surname Mogaladi was the original name of the great ancestor who left his clan of Sedibane and Choshane.

Read More About This Surname

Mogaladi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1,0811:50,1186,360
Botswana1271:17,2203,386
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
England11:55,718,059489,080
Iceland11:380,09011,096

Mogaladi (245) may also be a first name.

Mogaladi Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Mogaladi surname means 'protea plant', a genus of South African plants, also known as sugarbushes. They originate from the province of Limpopo. The family is originally from Swaziland. The surname Mogaladi was the original name of the great ancestor who left his clan of Sedibane and Choshane. His children then called themselves by his name, either to distinguish themselves or to loose track of their detractors.

- Forebears.io Manual Submissions

Mogaladi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mogaladi is more commonly found in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mogaladi? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 310,758th most prevalent family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 6,012,827 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mogaladi are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Mogaladi is also the 570,604th most frequent forename world-wide It is held by 245 people.

The surname is most frequent in South Africa, where it is held by 1,081 people, or 1 in 50,118. In South Africa Mogaladi is mostly concentrated in: Gauteng, where 40 percent live, Limpopo, where 40 percent live and North West, where 9 percent live. Outside of South Africa this surname occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Botswana, where 10 percent live and Norway, where 0 percent live.

Mogaladi Last Name Statistics demography

Mogaladi earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 28.28% less than the national average, earning R 170,424 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
  • 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 Mogaladi
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis