Mopani Surname

2,034,059th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 85 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Mopani Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mopani Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo481:1,539,15886,567
Indonesia141:9,446,371356,066
India131:59,005,029552,550
South Africa91:6,019,745157,966
Congo11:4,989,09634,171

Mopani (18) may also be a first name.

Mopani Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mopani (Hindi: मोपनी, Marathi: मोपाणी) is held by more people in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mopani? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,034,059th most numerous surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 85,735,834 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 68 percent of Mopani reside; 58 percent reside in Central Africa and 58 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Mopani is also the 2,608,198th most commonly occurring first name internationally, borne by 18 people.

The last name Mopani is most widespread in The DR Congo, where it is held by 48 people, or 1 in 1,539,158. Excluding The DR Congo Mopani occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 16 percent reside and India, where 15 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mopangi9228/
Moupani9211/
Mapani835,003/
Mopane83465/
Mopana8348/
Mopany8313/
Moponi834/
Mmopane77728/
Mopongi77247/
Moopane7745/
Maphani7741/
Mapangi7734/
Mopange7727/
Moppana7711/
Mospane777/
Mapaini774/
Moponie774/
Mapgani773/
Mapanio773/
Mospany773/
Mahpani772/
Mmopana772/
Mappani772/
Moipane771/
Maapani771/
Moupana771/
Muopana771/
Moipana771/
Mapanii771/
Mapanie771/
Maupani771/
Moopana771/
Mapanyi771/
Maphangi7148/
Mapangai7122/
Mahapani718/
Mazpanis717/
Mauphani715/
Maphaini711/
Mapaingi711/
Maphanyi711/
Maphanie710/
Mapane67727/
Mapana67727/
Maponi6766/
Mahapanit6710/
Mopone671/
Maphangai671/
Moponh671/

Mopani Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mopani in the Hindi language
मोपनीmopani-
Mopani in the Marathi language
मोपाणीmopani60
मोपानीारामmopaniarama20
मोपानीmopani20

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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
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  • 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 Mopani
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