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 commonly found in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Mophethe.

How Common Is The Last Name Mophethe? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mophethe is the 499,597th most frequently occurring family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 11,058,492 people. The last name Mophethe occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mophethe reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Mophethe is also the 743,570th most widespread first name internationally. It is borne by 153 people.

It is most widely held in South Africa, where it is borne by 412 people, or 1 in 131,499. In South Africa Mophethe is most frequent in: Free State, where 52 percent reside, Gauteng, where 30 percent reside and Eastern Cape, where 8 percent reside. Aside from South Africa this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Lesotho, where 37 percent reside and England, where 0 percent reside.

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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