Molopo Surname

183,308th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,317 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Botswana

Molopo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Molopo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1,9201:28,2183,636
Botswana2921:7,4891,316
Lesotho661:30,7965,791
DR Congo341:2,172,929106,971
Congo21:2,494,54828,763
England21:27,859,030389,889
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676

Molopo (498) may also be a first name.

Molopo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Molopo is more frequently found in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Molopo? popularity and diffusion

Molopo is the 183,308th most widely held last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 3,145,251 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Molopo reside; 98 percent reside in Southern Africa and 98 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Molopo is also the 380,144th most frequently used given name throughout the world It is held by 498 people.

This surname is most frequently used in South Africa, where it is carried by 1,920 people, or 1 in 28,218. In South Africa it is primarily found in: Limpopo, where 34 percent live, Mpumalanga, where 29 percent live and Gauteng, where 24 percent live. Outside of South Africa this last name is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in Botswana, where 13 percent live and Lesotho, where 3 percent live.

Molopo Last Name Statistics demography

Molopo earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 39.61% less than the national average, earning R 143,508 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Moulopo92112/
Motlopoi8622/
Mooloopo865/
Moulopou864/
Moitlopo861/
Molapo8320,548/
Molepo8315,119/
Mulopo835,365/
Molopa83774/
Malopo83186/
Melopo832/
Mohlapo77194/
Maloppo77113/
Maelopo7712/
Malopho775/
Malopoh773/
Molapoa772/
Motlapo772/
Moolapo771/
Motlopa771/
Molapoo771/
Molepou771/
Moloupa771/
Mmolapo771/
Mahlopo771/
Maloopo771/
Melopoi771/
Motlhapo7122/
Maloupos7121/
Mahlopho717/
Meloupou716/
Molospat713/
Maloupou712/
Mmaloupo711/
Mmaloopo711/
Mulopa672,453/
Malapo672,031/
Malopa671,644/
Malepo67223/
Molepa67177/
Melepo6721/
Mulapo6713/
Molapa673/
Melapo673/
Melopa671/

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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 Molopo
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