Mokgopa Surname

587,571st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 532 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Botswana

Mokgopa Surname User-submission:

Mokgopa is a surname originally from Botswana. There was a Mokgopa chief that used the Moroka surname in Thaba Nchu, South Africa. It falls under the Barolong clan. The Barolong originate in Botswana and tracked to South Africa around the years 1600-1700.

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Mokgopa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa4791:113,10613,587
Botswana501:43,7398,388
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
England11:55,718,059489,080
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Mokgopa (59) may also be a first name.

Mokgopa Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Mokgopa is a surname originally from Botswana. There was a Mokgopa chief that used the Moroka surname in Thaba Nchu, South Africa. It falls under the Barolong clan. The Barolong originate in Botswana and tracked to South Africa around the years 1600-1700. There are now mostly based in the province of Free state and some in the province of North West in South Africa. The Mokgopa have royal blood under the Barolong clan. The Mokgopa surname is not as popular as other Tswana surnames.

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Mokgopa Last Name Facts

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

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

How Common Is The Last Name Mokgopa? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 587,571st most frequently used surname on earth It is held by around 1 in 13,698,395 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Mokgopa reside; 99 percent reside in Southern Africa and 99 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,282,666th most widely held given name worldwide It is held by 59 people.

This last name is most numerous in South Africa, where it is held by 479 people, or 1 in 113,106. In South Africa Mokgopa is mostly concentrated in: Gauteng, where 46 percent live, North West, where 29 percent live and Limpopo, where 18 percent live. Not including South Africa Mokgopa is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Botswana, where 9 percent live and Australia, where 0 percent live.

Mokgopa Last Name Statistics demography

Mokgopa earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 34.2% less than the national average, earning R 156,372 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mokgopha93488/
Mokgopai931/
Mogopa92562/
Mokopa9277/
Makgopa867,071/
Mokgope861,341/
Mokgopo86860/
Mokgapa86605/
Mokgopi8645/
Mokopai8625/
Mokopea869/
Mokhopa866/
Mongopa865/
Mokopau862/
Mokoupa861/
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Mokgopy861/
Mokgophi80629/
Mokgophe80370/
Makgopha8015/
Mokhopha8014/
Mokgapha801/
Makgopai801/
Mokgoepo801/
Mokgopui801/
Makopa773,566/
Magopa771,660/
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Mogapa77212/
Mokapa7793/
Mogopi7785/
Mogopo7719/
Mokopo7713/
Megopa7710/
Mogopy771/
Mugopa771/
Mmakgopha751/
Mangopa71718/
Makgopo71315/
Makhopa71102/
Makgope7181/
Magopat7174/
Makopfa7149/
Mongapa7142/
Makoppa7132/
Mokhapa7121/
Mocopha7113/
Makgapa7113/
Makopah7113/
Mokgape719/
Mokhopo716/
Magopha715/
Mongope715/
Mogappa713/
Mokappa712/
Muogope712/
Mokkapa712/
Mmagopa712/
Mokgapi712/
Mogophi711/
Mokapha711/
Mookapa711/
Mokopoi711/
Mogopou711/
Makoopa711/
Makuopa711/
Magoepa711/
Megoupa711/
Magoupa711/
Makopha711/
Makopea711/
Macgopa711/
Manggopa67955/
Makgophe6722/
Mokgaphi679/
Mokkapat677/
Makgopho676/
Makgapha674/
Manngopa674/
Makoppad673/
Makgophi672/
Mangoopa672/
Mokhapha672/
Mankgapa671/
Makophah671/
Mokhopho671/

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