Molopi Surname

478,963rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 697 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Molopi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Molopi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa3991:135,78415,735
Lesotho2731:7,4451,622
Botswana171:128,64318,229
Papua New Guinea71:1,164,817109,517
England11:55,718,059489,080

Molopi (118) may also be a first name.

Molopi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Molopi is more commonly found in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Molopi? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 478,963rd most common surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 10,455,590 people. Molopi occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Molopi live; 99 percent live in Southern Africa and 99 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 859,937th most prevalent first name globally. It is borne by 118 people.

This last name is most commonly held in South Africa, where it is held by 399 people, or 1 in 135,784. In South Africa Molopi is mostly concentrated in: Northern Cape, where 30 percent live, Gauteng, where 26 percent live and Free State, where 13 percent live. Without taking into account South Africa it exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Lesotho, where 39 percent live and Botswana, where 2 percent live.

Molopi Last Name Statistics demography

Molopi earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 51% less than the national average, earning R 116,448 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mohlopi92452/
Motlopi92157/
Molopai928/
Mollopi922/
'Molopi921/
Motlhopi8649/
Motlopoi8622/
Mohlophi869/
Mothlopi862/
Molope834,468/
Molapi831,243/
Molopa83774/
Malopi83247/
Mulopi8363/
Molepi8348/
Melopi832/
Motlhophi8019/
Mohlophei808/
Mothlophi801/
Molapiy77957/
Mohlapi77346/
Motlapi7738/
Muhlopi7730/
Mohlope7723/
Matlopi7722/
Mhulopi7716/
Malopis7713/
Molapie7711/
Molapai779/
Muloopi777/
Maloupi774/
Molopay774/
Molaupi772/
Moloupa771/
Molophy771/
Molappi771/
Meulopi771/
Malopiy771/
Malopie771/
Melopoi771/
Mahlopi771/
Molaphi771/
Molephi771/
Molgope771/
Moliapi771/
Motlhapi71263/
Mohlophe71170/
Mulophai7167/
Motlhope7157/
Maloupis7117/
Mohlaphi716/
Mothlapi712/
Moulapit711/
Mothlope711/
Mholophe711/
Malope6717,151/
Mulopa672,453/
Mulapi672,186/
Malopa671,644/
Mulope671,155/
Molepe67709/
Malapi67636/
Melapi67464/
Motlhophe67101/
Melope6797/
Malopy6715/
Melepi6712/
Mothlophe678/
Molape674/
Molapa673/
Malepi672/
Melopy672/
Motlahapi672/
Masloupis671/
Moolaphai671/

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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 Molopi
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