Molupi Surname

1,101,507th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 222 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Molupi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Molupi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1671:324,41730,492
Lesotho551:36,9566,531

Molupi (220) may also be a first name.

Molupi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Molupi is held by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Molupi? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,101,507th most common surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 32,826,783 people. The last name Molupi is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Molupi are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 608,246th most widespread first name internationally, held by 220 people.

This surname is most frequently held in South Africa, where it is held by 167 people, or 1 in 324,417. In South Africa it is primarily concentrated in: Free State, where 69 percent live, North West, where 13 percent live and Gauteng, where 10 percent live. Not including South Africa Molupi exists in one country. It also occurs in Lesotho, where 25 percent live.

Molupi Last Name Statistics demography

Molupi earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 59.33% less than the national average, earning R 96,648 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Motlupi923/
Molaupi922/
Molupe833,050/
Mulupi832,246/
Malupi83707/
Molupa8325/
Molipi834/
Melupi832/
Mahlupi7710/
Molipiy777/
Muhlupi776/
Maloupi774/
Malupit774/
Malupie772/
Mulaupi771/
Muluupi771/
Maluphi771/
Malupai771/
Malhupi771/
Moloupa771/
Maloupis7117/
Malupa672,264/
Malupe67456/
Mulupa67263/
Mulupe67258/
Malipi67126/
Melupe67117/
Molipe6731/
Melipi6712/
Masloupis671/

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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 Molupi
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