Mohlapi Surname

807,857th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 346 people bear this surname

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

Mohlapi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mohlapi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa3461:156,58317,671

Mohlapi (16) may also be a first name.

Mohlapi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mohlapi is more commonly found in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mohlapi? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mohlapi is the 807,857th most frequently used family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 21,062,271 people. The surname Mohlapi occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mohlapi live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Mohlapi is also the 2,786,762nd most frequent first name internationally, held by 16 people.

This last name is most frequent in South Africa, where it is held by 346 people, or 1 in 156,583. In South Africa Mohlapi is most numerous in: Gauteng, where 53 percent live, Limpopo, where 32 percent live and Mpumalanga, where 8 percent live.

Mohlapi Last Name Statistics demography

Mohlapi earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 58.74% less than the national average, earning R 98,040 per year.

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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 Mohlapi
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