Molepe Surname

472,684th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 709 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Molepe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Molepe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho3511:5,7911,198
South Africa2511:215,84722,737
DR Congo821:900,97060,382
Botswana221:99,40615,343
England21:27,859,030389,889
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Molepe (151) may also be a first name.

Molepe Last Name Facts

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

Molepe is carried by more people in Lesotho than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Molepe? popularity and diffusion

The last name Molepe is the 472,684th most commonly occurring last name on earth, held by around 1 in 10,278,626 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Molepe reside; 88 percent reside in Southern Africa and 88 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 749,223rd most commonly occurring first name world-wide It is held by 151 people.

This surname is most widespread in Lesotho, where it is borne by 351 people, or 1 in 5,791. In Lesotho Molepe is most numerous in: Maseru District, where 51 percent are found, Leribe District, where 17 percent are found and Butha-Buthe District, where 9 percent are found. Without taking into account Lesotho this surname exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 35 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 12 percent are found.

Molepe Last Name Statistics demography

Molepe earn somewhat less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 13.62% less than the national average, earning R 205,272 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Moliepe924/
Molephe922/
Motlepe921/
Molep9115/
Moulepes867/
Mohlephe861/
Malepe8318,089/
Molope834,468/
Molepa83177/
Molepi8348/
Motlep8339/
Melepe8332/
Molipe8331/
Moleev8318/
Molape834/
Moulep831/
Moliep831/
Mulepe831/
Mohlape771,247/
Matlepe77165/
Meleipe7737/
Molepha7733/
Mohlope7723/
Moulepa7715/
Maleppe7712/
Malephe7711/
Moliape7711/
Maulepe778/
Mahlepe772/
Mallepe772/
Molipet771/
Maalepe771/
Mollept771/
Maleepe771/
Maleper771/
Mollape771/
Molephi771/
Molev732,239/
Malep73210/
Molip7362/
Moleb732/
Mahlephe7135/
Maulepes719/
Mahleupe711/
Mahalepe711/
Molleapa711/
Maleypeu711/
Malletpe711/
Malope6717,151/
Maleev676,862/
Malepa672,637/
Motleb672,039/
Molapi671,243/
Mulepa671,167/
Malape67894/
Molopi67697/
Molipa67522/
Malipe67280/
Melope6797/
Mulepi6747/
Matlep6735/
Mõtlep6715/
Mallep6712/
Melepi6712/
Melape677/
Mouleb675/
Mosleb675/
Maliep674/
Molipi674/
Mulipe672/
Malepi672/
Mohleb672/
Melype671/
Malepp671/
Melipe671/
Mooleb671/
Maleph671/
Malype671/

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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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  • 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 Molepe
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