Morapane Surname

1,465,390th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 145 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Botswana

Morapane Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Morapane Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa841:644,97347,754
Botswana551:39,7627,636
India61:127,844,230863,365

Morapane (19) may also be a first name.

Morapane Last Name Facts

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

The last name Morapane (Marathi: मोरपाने) is held by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Morapane.

How Common Is The Last Name Morapane? popularity and diffusion

Morapane is the 1,465,390th most numerous family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 50,258,937 people. Morapane is predominantly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Morapane reside; 96 percent reside in Southern Africa and 96 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Morapane is also the 2,523,061st most commonly used given name internationally. It is borne by 19 people.

The last name is most widely held in South Africa, where it is borne by 84 people, or 1 in 644,973. In South Africa it is most common in: Limpopo, where 32 percent live, Gauteng, where 31 percent live and North West, where 21 percent live. Besides South Africa it occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Botswana, where 38 percent live and India, where 4 percent live.

Morapane Last Name Statistics demography

Morapane earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 62.26% less than the national average, earning R 89,676 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Morapane Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Morapane in the Marathi language
मोरपानेmorapane-

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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 Morapane
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