Mopedi Surname

270,160th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,444 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Botswana

Mopedi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mopedi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1,2231:44,2995,651
Botswana2101:10,4141,941
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
England21:27,859,030389,889
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Lesotho21:1,016,27921,693
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

Mopedi (446) may also be a first name.

Mopedi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mopedi (Russian: Мопеди) occurs more in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mopedi? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 270,160th most common surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 5,046,777 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Mopedi live; 99 percent live in Southern Africa and 99 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 405,761st most prevalent first name in the world, held by 446 people.

This surname is most commonly held in South Africa, where it is held by 1,223 people, or 1 in 44,299. In South Africa it is primarily concentrated in: North West, where 36 percent are found, Gauteng, where 28 percent are found and Free State, where 26 percent are found. Barring South Africa Mopedi exists in 7 countries. It is also common in Botswana, where 15 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.

Mopedi Last Name Statistics demography

Mopedi earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 45.08% less than the national average, earning R 130,512 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Moepedi92329/
Moopedi92259/
Mmopedi9274/
Mophedi921/
Mooppedi861/
Mapedi83177/
Mopidi83157/
Mopeda8338/
Mopadi8322/
Mepedi831/
Moppidi7722/
Maphedi7711/
Mapedis775/
Moipodi774/
Moppadi771/
Mophodi771/
Mophadi771/
Moephodi712/
Mooppidi711/
Mapadi67125/
Mapeda6753/
Mapodi6734/
Mapede6728/
Mepidi678/
Mapidi677/
Mopade673/
Mepodi671/
Mepede671/
Mepadi671/
Mopode671/
Mopide671/

Mopedi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mopedi in the Russian language
Мопедиmopedi-

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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 Mopedi
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