Moopela Surname

881,213th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 306 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Moopela Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Moopela Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2871:188,77220,532
Lesotho181:112,92011,579
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Moopela (21) may also be a first name.

Moopela Last Name Facts

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

The last name Moopela has its highest incidence in South Africa. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Moopela? popularity and diffusion

It is the 881,213th most prevalent family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 23,815,510 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Moopela are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,368,944th most widely held first name worldwide. It is borne by 21 people.

The surname Moopela is most widespread in South Africa, where it is borne by 287 people, or 1 in 188,772. In South Africa Moopela is most frequent in: Free State, where 56 percent reside, North West, where 16 percent reside and Gauteng, where 10 percent reside. Excluding South Africa this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Lesotho, where 6 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 0 percent reside.

Moopela Last Name Statistics demography

Moopela earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 51.81% less than the national average, earning R 114,528 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Moopeloa93699/
Mopela92560/
Mopeloa86376/
Moopelo8686/
Moopele8627/
Mmopela863/
Moupela863/
Mgopela861/
Moopeli861/
Mopelea861/
Moipoela805/
Mmopeloa804/
Moupiela804/
Moppeloa801/
Moepelau801/
Mopeli773,644/
Mapela773,048/
Mupela771,404/
Mopele77940/
Mopala77461/
Mopila77350/
Mopelo77128/
Mopola7770/
Mopyla771/
Mopely771/
Moupelaud751/
Maphela711,601/
Mapetla711,286/
Mmopele71225/
Moupila71205/
Moupelo7161/
Mapaela7136/
Mmopelo7134/
Mupehla7122/
Mapelea7121/
Mmapela7113/
Mhapela7112/
Moupele7112/
Mopilai719/
Moppala715/
Mapelat714/
Maapela714/
Mapoela714/
Mapelia714/
Mapehla712/
Mophala712/
Moipala712/
Mopiele712/
Mapiela712/
Mopelis711/
Moppeli711/
Mapeala711/
Mopolai711/
Mophelo711/
Mopaelo711/
Moipola711/
Mopilia711/
Mappela711/
Moipolai672,279/
Mahupela67655/
Mahapela67294/
Mmapetla67133/
Mapheula6715/
Mapheela677/
Maphiela675/
Muppetla673/
Moupelou673/
Maphaela672/
Maphella671/
Maphehla671/
Maphetla671/
Moupiola671/
Moipalai671/

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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 Moopela
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