Mopelong Surname

2,020,555th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 86 people bear this surname

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

Mopelong Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mopelong Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa861:629,97347,084

Mopelong Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mopelong is more frequently found in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mopelong? popularity and diffusion

Mopelong is the 2,020,555th most commonly used family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 84,738,906 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mopelong live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

This last name is most frequent in South Africa, where it is carried by 86 people, or 1 in 629,973. In South Africa Mopelong is most frequent in: Gauteng, where 52 percent live, North West, where 43 percent live and Limpopo, where 1 percent live.

Mopelong Last Name Statistics demography

Mopelong earn somewhat less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 7.99% less than the national average, earning R 218,652 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mopelang881/
Mapelong881/
Mapilong751/
Mapelang751/
Mopelane751/
Mapelane63278/
Mapalang637/
Mapilang633/
Mapiloon631/
Maphelane5965/
Mapallang594/
Meepalang592/
Maphalang591/
Mahapolang561/
Mapilom534/
Maspilan5029/

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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 Mopelong
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