Mopayi Surname

1,017,412th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 249 people bear this surname

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

Mopayi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mopayi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2281:237,62224,428
Nigeria191:9,323,303191,560
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
England11:55,718,059489,080

Mopayi Last Name Facts

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

Mopayi occurs more in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mopayi? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,017,412th most numerous family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 29,267,253 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mopayi live; 92 percent live in Southern Africa and 92 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

It is most commonly occurring in South Africa, where it is held by 228 people, or 1 in 237,622. In South Africa Mopayi is mostly found in: Limpopo, where 68 percent reside, Gauteng, where 31 percent reside and Mpumalanga, where 1 percent reside. Outside of South Africa Mopayi exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 8 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 0 percent reside.

Mopayi Last Name Statistics demography

Mopayi earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 63.96% less than the national average, earning R 85,644 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mopai911,520/
Mopay9176/
Mopaya83721/
Mapayi83324/
Mopoyi8348/
Mopaai8313/
Modpai837/
Moipai837/
Mopaye835/
Moypai831/
Mophai831/
Mopayo831/
Motphai7764/
Maphayi7712/
Modphai773/
Hmodpai771/
Mapai73383/
Mopea73266/
Mopei7389/
Mopoi7368/
Mopoy7362/
Mopaa7326/
Mopae7323/
Mapay7323/
Mopey7311/
Mopui736/
Mopie736/
Mopau734/
Mopoa733/
Mohdphai714/
Matpayis711/
Mophaijh711/
Mapaya671,903/
Mapeyi671,495/
Mapait671,283/
Mapayo671,041/
Mapaye67771/
Mapoyi67547/
Moipei67443/
Maupay67338/
Mopeya67285/
Maphai67219/
Matpay67177/
Maspay67154/
Maupai6763/
Mopiya6763/
Maspai6727/
Mapaji6718/
Mophij6711/
Moppie6710/
Mapaia679/
Mappai678/
Mopawe678/
Mopeye677/
Mapaid676/
Mapayu674/
Mophie674/
Mopoyo674/
Mapuyi674/
Moipye674/
Mopeia673/
Mopiye672/
Matpai672/
Mahpay672/
Mopyoy671/
Mopoye671/
Mopuha671/
Mapaay671/
Mopuoa671/
Mapais671/
Moipau671/
Moipie671/
Moipoi671/
Mapaie671/
Mophoi671/
Mospei671/
Madpai671/
Maphay671/
Mopiji671/
Mopiyo671/
Mopoya671/
Mophey670/
Moppey670/
Maapay670/

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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 Mopayi
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