Molupe Surname

145,545th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,050 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Molupe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Molupe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho1,9201:1,05969
South Africa1,1291:47,9876,119
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259

Molupe (1,598) may also be a first name.

Molupe Last Name Facts

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

Molupe is held by more people in Lesotho than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Molupe? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 145,545th most widely held surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,389,359 people. The last name Molupe is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Molupe live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Molupe is also the 193,348th most prevalent first name globally It is held by 1,598 people.

This surname is most commonly held in Lesotho, where it is held by 1,920 people, or 1 in 1,059. In Lesotho it is mostly found in: Leribe District, where 24 percent reside, Maseru District, where 23 percent reside and Berea District, where 15 percent reside. Apart from Lesotho it exists in 2 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 37 percent reside and Sudan, where 0 percent reside.

Molupe Last Name Statistics demography

Molupe earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 44.59% less than the national average, earning R 131,676 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Molup9156/
Malupe83456/
Mulupe83258/
Molupi83222/
Melupe83117/
Molipe8331/
Molupa8325/
Molaup8310/
Maulupe7778/
Maloupe7743/
Mahlupe7713/
Moliepe774/
Maluphe773/
Motlupi773/
Malupie772/
Molaupi772/
Muhlupe772/
Moliphe772/
Moloupa771/
Malaupe771/
Malup7343/
Mahluper711/
Mahleupe711/
Mahluphe711/
Malupa672,264/
Mulupi672,246/
Malupi67707/
Malipe67280/
Mulupa67263/
Maslup67112/
Matlup6730/
Maalup6716/
Molipi674/
Melupi672/
Mahaluper672/
Mahlup671/
Maulup671/
Maloup671/
Melipe671/

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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 Molupe
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