Mophethi Surname

3,100,440th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 40 people bear this surname

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

Mophethi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mophethi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa391:1,389,17274,222
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402

Mophethi (25) may also be a first name.

Mophethi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mophethi occurs in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mophethi? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,100,440th most commonly used surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 182,188,648 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mophethi are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,136,160th most frequently used forename at a global level. It is borne by 25 people.

This surname is most frequently used in South Africa, where it is carried by 39 people, or 1 in 1,389,172. In South Africa Mophethi is most common in: Gauteng, where 46 percent are found, Free State, where 41 percent are found and North West, where 5 percent are found. Excluding South Africa this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in Lesotho, where 3 percent are found.

Mophethi Last Name Statistics demography

Mophethi earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 70.19% less than the national average, earning R 70,836 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mopheti9312/
Mophethe88659/
Maphethi884/
Mophithi881/
Mopeti862/
Moiphithi822/
Mophete8055/
Mopathi8022/
Mofethi8014/
Mophiti808/
Mopithi804/
Moppeti804/
Mopethe803/
Mophoti802/
Mopetit801/
Maphetha7536/
Maphothi7525/
Maphithi757/
Mopfethe751/
Motpetit751/
Moppathi751/
Maphathi751/
Mopete71255/
Mapeti71115/
Mopoti7134/
Mofeti7114/
Mopeta7113/
Mopiti715/
Mooppathi714/
Mappeti67185/
Maphete6761/
Maupeti6727/
Mapheta6726/
Mofothi6720/
Mopaati6716/
Moupati6716/
Maphiti6714/
Mopatti6713/
Moipiti6712/
Mofithi679/
Mapathi679/
Mofethe678/
Mapeati677/
Mapethe674/
Mopothe673/
Mapithi672/
Moffeti672/
Mophate672/
Mapetti672/
Mafothi671/
Moppati671/
Moopati671/
Mopathy671/
Mophite671/
Mofathi671/
Moupete671/
Maphoti671/
Mopetoa671/
Mohfati671/
Mafethi671/

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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 Mophethi
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