Molepa Surname

1,286,243rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 177 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Molepa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Molepa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa661:820,87455,153
Lesotho591:34,4506,217
Botswana501:43,7398,388
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Molepa (561) may also be a first name.

Molepa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Molepa is found in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Molepa? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,286,243rd most prevalent surname on earth, held by around 1 in 41,172,576 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Molepa reside; 99 percent reside in Southern Africa and 99 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 354,811th most widespread first name in the world, held by 561 people.

The surname is most prevalent in South Africa, where it is carried by 66 people, or 1 in 820,874. In South Africa Molepa is mostly concentrated in: Limpopo, where 52 percent are found, Gauteng, where 42 percent are found and KwaZulu-Natal, where 3 percent are found. Without taking into account South Africa this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Lesotho, where 33 percent are found and Botswana, where 28 percent are found.

Molepa Last Name Statistics demography

Molepa earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 37.92% less than the national average, earning R 147,516 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Motlepa9286/
Molepha9233/
Moulepa9215/
Molleapa861/
Molepo8315,119/
Malepa832,637/
Mulepa831,167/
Molopa83774/
Molepe83709/
Molipa83522/
Melepa83146/
Molepi8348/
Molapa833/
Moolepatt801/
Molipay77114/
Maleppa7725/
Molapai779/
Molopai778/
Molipat777/
Maleapa775/
Molopay774/
Moliepe774/
Maulepa773/
Malaepa773/
Mohlapa773/
Molephe772/
Malepha772/
Malepah771/
Molyapa771/
Molipha771/
Molepho771/
Melepai771/
Molappa771/
Muleppa771/
Muhlepa771/
Malepai771/
Molephi771/
Motlepo771/
Motlepe771/
Meleppa771/
Malepas771/
Malepat771/
Maliepa771/
Molepou771/
Meulepas71314/
Maleepat71124/
Mahalepa7177/
Maleappa7132/
Malleppa7120/
Moulepes717/
Mollappa713/
Molipaya713/
Mmatlepa712/
Malhepha711/
Moollapa711/
Melepaha711/
Mohlephe711/
Moilapay711/
Mallepat711/
Mallepah711/
Molapo6720,548/
Malepe6718,089/
Malapa672,954/
Malipa672,862/
Molopo672,317/
Malopa671,644/
Mulipa67781/
Mulepo67485/
Malepo67223/
Mulepi6747/
Melapa6733/
Molipe6731/
Molipo6729/
Melipa6725/
Melepo6721/
Maleepatt675/
Molipi674/
Malleshpa674/
Malepi672/
Maleephat672/
Mahalepha671/
Maleepath671/
Malleapah671/
Mulepe671/
Melopa671/
Moolaphai671/
Muhlepach670/

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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 Molepa
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