Mogapi Surname

34,258th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15,473 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Botswana

Mogapi Surname User-submission:

The Mogapi surname means 'warrior' in Setswana. It has Botswana orgins.

Mogapi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa12,7971:4,234548
Botswana2,6421:82824
England151:3,714,537119,675
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Mogapi (1,563) may also be a first name.

Mogapi Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Mogapi surname means 'warrior' in Setswana. It has Botswana orgins.

- stacjump

Mogapi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mogapi occurs in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mogapi? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 34,258th most frequent surname globally, borne by around 1 in 470,985 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mogapi reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 195,921st most frequently held first name throughout the world, borne by 1,563 people.

The last name is most numerous in South Africa, where it is borne by 12,797 people, or 1 in 4,234. In South Africa it is most numerous in: North West, where 56 percent reside, Gauteng, where 25 percent reside and Northern Cape, where 5 percent reside. Other than South Africa Mogapi occurs in 13 countries. It is also common in Botswana, where 17 percent reside and England, where 0 percent reside.

Mogapi Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Mogapi earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 35.67% less than the national average, earning R 152,880 per year and in United States they earn 57.51% less than the national average, earning $18,333 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mokgapi922/
Mogapie922/
Mongapi921/
Mogapoi921/
Mogaphi921/
Mmogapi921/
Mokgaphi869/
Magapi83361/
Mogapa83212/
Mogape83156/
Mogopi8385/
Mugapi831/
Megapi831/
Mangapi771,370/
Mokgapa77605/
Mokgopi7745/
Magaspi7716/
Mokgape779/
Magapai774/
Mogappa773/
Magapit772/
Magapui771/
Magaphi771/
Mogophi771/
Mongape771/
Mougape771/
Mokgophi71629/
Mokgopai711/
Mokgapha711/
Mangaphi711/
Mokgopui711/
Moungape711/
Magapa671,025/
Mogopa67562/
Mogope67483/
Magape67464/
Mugapa6710/
Magepi672/
Mugape672/
Mugopi671/
Mogopy671/

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Footnotes

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