Mopolu Surname

1,076,574th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 230 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Liberia
Highest density in:
Liberia

Mopolu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mopolu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Liberia1961:22,4932,218
DR Congo341:2,172,929106,971

Mopolu (14) may also be a first name.

Mopolu Last Name Facts

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

Mopolu is found in Liberia more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mopolu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Mopolu is the 1,076,574th most frequent last name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 31,684,982 people. The last name Mopolu is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mopolu are found; 85 percent are found in West Africa and 85 percent are found in Anglo-West Africa. It is also the 3,024,661st most commonly used first name worldwide, borne by 14 people.

Mopolu is most commonly occurring in Liberia, where it is borne by 196 people, or 1 in 22,493. In Liberia Mopolu is mostly concentrated in: Bong County, where 36 percent are found, Margibi County, where 27 percent are found and Montserrado County, where 18 percent are found. Not including Liberia this last name is found in one country. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 15 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mopoliu92104/
Moupolu921/
Mohpolu921/
Moepolu921/
Moipolui861/
Motpotlu861/
Mapolu831,589/
Mopulu8376/
Mopelu831/
Mopuliu773/
Mopoloe771/
Mopalaus717/
Matpollu713/
Moupelou713/
Mopuloud711/
Moepelau711/
Mapelu67235/
Mapulu67184/
Mapalu6728/
Mepelu672/
Mepalu671/
Maphalu62101/
Maphulu6225/
Maapalu628/
Mapalus628/
Mapfulu621/
Mapaalu621/
Matpalu621/
Mapalaus571/
Matpulus571/
Maphullu571/

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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 Mopolu
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