Mohapela Surname

4,772,636th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Mohapela Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mohapela Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa131:4,167,516132,322
Lesotho41:508,14018,568

Mohapela (11) may also be a first name.

Mohapela Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mohapela is carried by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mohapela? popularity and diffusion

Mohapela is the 4,772,636th most common last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 428,679,172 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mohapela reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,487,849th most frequently used first name worldwide It is held by 11 people.

The surname Mohapela is most frequently held in South Africa, where it is carried by 13 people, or 1 in 4,167,516. In South Africa it is mostly found in: Gauteng, where 62 percent are found and North West, where 38 percent are found. Apart from South Africa this last name exists in one country. It is also found in Lesotho, where 24 percent are found.

Mohapela Last Name Statistics demography

Mohapela earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 82.02% less than the national average, earning R 42,732 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mohopela889/
Mohapelo883/
Mohapala881/
Mohopeloa821/
Moapola807/
Moapelo802/
Maopela801/
Mohopelo7516/
Mahopela752/
Moiyapola716/
Moapolo6713/
Maopola6710/
Maopelo677/
Mahhahpala671/
Mahopelo6321/
Mahopola631/
Mahopolo5085/

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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
  • 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 Mohapela
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