Molapo Surname

26,177th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20,548 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Molapo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Molapo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa14,3561:3,774500
Lesotho5,5831:36410
Botswana5291:4,134610
England371:1,505,89364,828
United States151:24,163,929685,360
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Iceland21:190,0456,825
France21:33,211,361423,184
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Guinea-Bissau11:1,728,021323
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422

Molapo (1,570) may also be a first name.

Molapo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Molapo (Marathi: मोलापो) occurs most in South Africa. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Molapo? popularity and diffusion

It is the 26,177th most widespread family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 354,660 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Molapo reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Molapo is also the 195,408th most prevalent given name worldwide. It is borne by 1,570 people.

The surname is most widely held in South Africa, where it is borne by 14,356 people, or 1 in 3,774. In South Africa it is mostly found in: Gauteng, where 33 percent are found, Limpopo, where 32 percent are found and Mpumalanga, where 14 percent are found. Outside of South Africa this surname occurs in 26 countries. It is also common in Lesotho, where 27 percent are found and Botswana, where 3 percent are found.

Molapo Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Molapo earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 30.3% less than the national average, earning R 165,636 per year and in United States they earn 59.64% less than the national average, earning $17,417 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mohlapo92194/
Motlapo922/
Molapoa922/
Moolapo921/
Molapho921/
Mmolapo921/
Molapoo921/
Motlhapo8622/
Mohlapho869/
Molapuoa861/
Molepo8315,119/
Molopo832,317/
Malapo832,031/
Mulapo8313/
Molapa833/
Melapo833/
Mohlaphou801/
Malgapo771,622/
Moulopo77112/
Motlapa7799/
Malapot7750/
Mulapou7718/
Mulapoa7714/
Mgalapo7711/
Mallapo777/
Malapho777/
Mohlapa773/
Molepho771/
Mehlapo771/
Molyapa771/
Molepou771/
Molappa771/
Motlopoi7122/
Mooloopo715/
Malapohe715/
Moulopou714/
Motlaupa713/
Mollappa713/
Mahlapho712/
Mallapoo711/
Malapoit711/
Mahalapo711/
Moollapa711/
Moitlopo711/
Molleapa711/
Malapots711/
Malgappo711/
Mullapod711/
Moulappa711/
Malapoth711/
Mulopo675,365/
Malapa672,954/
Mulapa67996/
Molopa67774/
Malepo67223/
Malopo67186/
Molepa67177/
Melapa6733/
Melepo6721/
Mahalapos673/
Mallaapoo673/
Mahalapho673/
Melopo672/
Mallaappo671/

Molapo Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Molapo in the Marathi language
मोलापोmolapo-

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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
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  • 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 Molapo
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