Mophethe Surname

499,597th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 659 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Mophethe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mophethe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa4121:131,49915,372
Lesotho2461:8,2621,842
England11:55,718,059489,080

Mophethe (153) may also be a first name.

Mophethe Last Name Facts

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

Mophethe is more frequently found in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mophethe? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 499,597th most commonly occurring last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 11,058,492 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mophethe live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Mophethe is also the 743,570th most common given name in the world It is held by 153 people.

The surname Mophethe is most commonly held in South Africa, where it is borne by 412 people, or 1 in 131,499. In South Africa Mophethe is most prevalent in: Free State, where 52 percent live, Gauteng, where 30 percent live and Eastern Cape, where 8 percent live. Beside South Africa it occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Lesotho, where 37 percent live and England, where 0 percent live.

Mophethe Last Name Statistics demography

Mophethe earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 25.15% less than the national average, earning R 177,876 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mophete9355/
Mopethe933/
Mophethi8840/
Mopfethe881/
Mopete86255/
Mophet8624/
Moophetch822/
Maphete8061/
Mophett8026/
Mopheti8012/
Mofethe808/
Moophet804/
Mapethe804/
Mopheat803/
Mopothe803/
Mouphet801/
Moupeth801/
Moupete801/
Mopet7731/
Maphathe751,179/
Maphetha7536/
Maphethi754/
Maphothe753/
Mophithi751/
Moudphet751/
Mapete711,160/
Maphet71226/
Mofete7167/
Mopeta7113/
Moopet712/
Mepete712/
Moiphithi712/
Mopeti712/
Moppet711/
Mophit711/
Mophed711/
Moffetthe710/
Mafethe67906/
Moppett67375/
Mapetch6737/
Mapheta6726/
Mopathi6722/
Mofethi6714/
Mophiti678/
Moppeti674/
Mopithi674/
Mofathe674/
Mofette673/
Mapeter673/
Mhepete672/
Mapathe672/
Mophoti672/
Mophate672/
Moffeth671/
Mapetje671/
Mopathy671/
Mophite671/
Moffhet671/
Mapothe671/
Mopetit671/
Mafothe671/
Mapetea671/
Mapeteu671/
Mapetey671/
Mefethe671/
Mopetoa671/
Moppeat670/
Moffete670/
Moppets670/

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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 Mophethe
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