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 surname Molupi is borne by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Molupi click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Molupi? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,101,507th most commonly used surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 32,826,783 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Molupi live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 608,246th most commonly occurring first name globally It is held by 220 people.

It is most frequently used in South Africa, where it is carried by 167 people, or 1 in 324,417. In South Africa it is most prevalent in: Free State, where 69 percent live, North West, where 13 percent live and Gauteng, where 10 percent live. Besides South Africa this last name occurs 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
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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 Molupi
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