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

Molopi occurs most in South Africa. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Molopi? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 478,963rd most frequently used family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 10,455,590 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Molopi reside; 99 percent reside in Southern Africa and 99 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Molopi is also the 859,937th most common first name globally It is held by 118 people.

The last name is most frequently used in South Africa, where it is borne by 399 people, or 1 in 135,784. In South Africa Molopi is most frequent in: Northern Cape, where 30 percent are found, Gauteng, where 26 percent are found and Free State, where 13 percent are found. Other than South Africa Molopi is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Lesotho, where 39 percent are found and Botswana, where 2 percent are found.

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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