Moopelwa Surname

340,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,079 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Moopelwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Moopelwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1,0401:52,0946,597
Botswana391:56,07510,323

Moopelwa (20) may also be a first name.

Moopelwa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Moopelwa is found most frequently in South Africa. It may also be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Moopelwa? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 340,606th most numerous family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 6,753,981 people. The surname Moopelwa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Moopelwa are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Moopelwa is also the 2,446,817th most commonly held first name globally, held by 20 people.

Moopelwa is most prevalent in South Africa, where it is held by 1,040 people, or 1 in 52,094. In South Africa Moopelwa is mostly found in: North West, where 69 percent live, Gauteng, where 14 percent live and Free State, where 8 percent live. Not including South Africa this surname is found in one country. It is also common in Botswana, where 4 percent live.

Moopelwa Last Name Statistics demography

Moopelwa earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 43.1% less than the national average, earning R 135,216 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mopelwa93229/
Mmopelwa88475/
Mupelwa8031/
Mopelwe804/
Mopelba801/
Mapelwa801/
Mmupelwa751/
Mapelwe671/
Mupilwa671/
Maphlwa671/
Mapilwe537/

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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 Moopelwa
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