Mopalo Surname

917,199th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 289 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Botswana
Highest density in:
Botswana

Mopalo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mopalo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Botswana2261:9,6771,775
DR Congo621:1,191,60673,277
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Mopalo (30) may also be a first name.

Mopalo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mopalo is more frequently found in Botswana than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Mopalo click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mopalo? popularity and diffusion

It is the 917,199th most common surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 25,216,422 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mopalo are found; 79 percent are found in Southern Africa and 79 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,911,214th most widespread first name at a global level. It is borne by 30 people.

This last name is most prevalent in Botswana, where it is borne by 226 people, or 1 in 9,677. Other than Botswana Mopalo exists in 2 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 21 percent reside and South Africa, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mopailo9238/
Mopalos924/
Mophalo921/
Mopaelo921/
Mopallo921/
Mapalo835,720/
Mopala83461/
Mopolo83345/
Mopelo83128/
Mapallo77461/
Maphalo77120/
Moopelo7786/
Moupelo7761/
Mmopelo7734/
Mapalos7711/
Mapalou7710/
Mapahlo7710/
Moppala775/
Moupala775/
Mophala772/
Mapailo772/
Moipala772/
Maapalo772/
Mopoloa771/
Mophelo771/
Mapaluo771/
Modpatla7113/
Mopalaus717/
Moupelou713/
Moipatla713/
Mopoulos711/
Maepaulo711/
Mmopholo711/
Mapala674,190/
Mopela67560/
Mapelo67288/
Mapolo67218/
Mopola6770/
Mepala6727/
Mepelo674/
Mahaphalo672/
Maphalloa671/
Mepolo671/
Maphaello671/
M'Mapalou671/
Moipatlia671/
Mahappalo671/

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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 Mopalo
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