Molepo Surname

34,998th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15,119 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Molepo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Molepo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa14,8721:3,643480
Botswana1761:12,4262,362
England281:1,989,93178,001
United States141:25,889,924709,614
Lesotho91:225,84014,831
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648

Molepo (718) may also be a first name.

Molepo Last Name Facts

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

Molepo is found most in South Africa. It can be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Molepo? popularity and diffusion

The surname Molepo is the 34,998th most commonly used surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 482,012 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Molepo are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 308,040th most frequent given name on earth, borne by 718 people.

The surname Molepo is most frequently used in South Africa, where it is carried by 14,872 people, or 1 in 3,643. In South Africa it is most prevalent in: Limpopo, where 51 percent are found, Gauteng, where 37 percent are found and North West, where 4 percent are found. Outside of South Africa this last name exists in 16 countries. It is also common in Botswana, where 1 percent are found and England, where 0 percent are found.

Molepo Last Name Statistics demography

Molepo earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 25.61% less than the national average, earning R 176,772 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Molepho921/
Motlepo921/
Molepou921/
Molapo8320,548/
Molopo832,317/
Mulepo83485/
Malepo83223/
Molepa83177/
Molipo8329/
Melepo8321/
Mohlapo77194/
Moulopo77112/
Motlepa7786/
Molepha7733/
Mahlepo7727/
Moulepa7715/
Malepou774/
Moolapo771/
Molapho771/
Mulepod771/
Mmolapo771/
Molapoo771/
Muleppo771/
Mulheipo719/
Mohlapho719/
Molleapa711/
Meleypou711/
Malipo673,723/
Malepa672,637/
Malapo672,031/
Mulepa671,167/
Molopa67774/
Molipa67522/
Malopo67186/
Melepa67146/
Melapo673/
Molapa673/
Mulipo673/
Melopo672/
Moolepatt671/
Mohlaphou671/
Melipo671/

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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 Molepo
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