Mokapi Surname

741,235th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 389 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Mokapi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mokapi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1881:288,17928,102
Lesotho1571:12,9462,867
Botswana391:56,07510,323
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406

Mokapi (82) may also be a first name.

Mokapi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mokapi occurs in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Mokapi.

How Common Is The Last Name Mokapi? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mokapi is the 741,235th most frequently occurring family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 18,734,051 people. The last name Mokapi occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mokapi live; 99 percent live in Southern Africa and 99 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,060,447th most commonly used forename internationally, held by 82 people.

The last name Mokapi is most numerous in South Africa, where it is carried by 188 people, or 1 in 288,179. In South Africa Mokapi is most numerous in: Gauteng, where 47 percent reside, North West, where 45 percent reside and Free State, where 4 percent reside. Beside South Africa this last name occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Lesotho, where 40 percent reside and Botswana, where 10 percent reside.

Mokapi Last Name Statistics demography

Mokapi earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 38.34% less than the national average, earning R 146,532 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Moukapi923/
Mokhapi922/
Mokgapi922/
Mokaphi921/
Mokgaphi869/
Mokhaphi863/
Mohdkapi861/
Makapi83923/
Mokopi83703/
Mukapi83222/
Mokapa8393/
Mokape8356/
Mocapi836/
Mokepi832/
Mekapi831/
Moqapi831/
Mok'haphi8011/
Mokhopi7792/
Mokgopi7745/
Mokopai7725/
Mokhapa7721/
Mocaphi7711/
Mokgape779/
Moikepi775/
Mokopit774/
Makapie774/
Makapei774/
Makapai773/
Mokappa772/
Mokkapa772/
Mokapha771/
Mookapa771/
Mookopi771/
Mokhape771/
Mokopoi771/
Makaipi771/
Maekapi771/
Makapii771/
Mukaphi771/
Mokgophi71629/
Makappie7124/
Maskapai719/
Maskapei717/
Muskhapi714/
Mukkappi713/
Mokhophi712/
Mokhapha712/
Mokhaper711/
Makkapit711/
Mokgopui711/
Mokgopai711/
Moccaphi711/
Moc'aphi711/
Makaipit711/
Makapa671,439/
Makape671,366/
Mukopi67867/
Mukapa67459/
Mukape67195/
Makopi67159/
Mokopa6777/
Mokope6773/
Makepi6766/
Mokepe6740/
Maqapi6724/
Macopi6718/
Macapi673/
Mekape672/
Mchopi672/
Mukhaiphi672/
Moskapets671/
Mekepi671/
Makhaphui671/

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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 Mokapi
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