Morephe Surname

2,255,512th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 71 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Morephe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Morephe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa411:1,321,40772,211
Lesotho301:67,7529,213

Morephe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Morephe is found most frequently in South Africa. It can be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Morephe? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,255,512th most frequently held family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 102,641,492 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Morephe live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The last name is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is held by 41 people, or 1 in 1,321,407. In South Africa Morephe is most common in: North West, where 83 percent reside and Gauteng, where 17 percent reside. Apart from South Africa Morephe occurs in one country. It is also common in Lesotho, where 42 percent reside.

Morephe Last Name Statistics demography

Morephe earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 70.53% less than the national average, earning R 70,032 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Morepe929/
Moreph921/
Morepje8644/
Morephi861/
Morepeu861/
Moreape861/
Morep8347/
Mooreper802/
Moreev7784/
Merepe7724/
Morepa7718/
Murepe7717/
Marepe7715/
Morefe7710/
Morheb779/
Morebh777/
Moreef774/
Moriph774/
Moreip773/
Morepi772/
Moreep771/
Morhew771/
Moreew771/
Morzhev7147/
Marophe7144/
Moreews7139/
Mareppe7125/
Morepai717/
Moreppa716/
Morafhe714/
Morzeev714/
Meriphe713/
Mereepe713/
Moripeh713/
Muriphe712/
Mariepe712/
Maraphe711/
Merefhe711/
Morhepy711/
Meriepe711/
Murephy711/
Morrepp711/
Marepha711/
Moreevw711/
Mourhep710/
Morev677,935/
Morip672,032/
Marep67122/
Morew6754/
Moreb6743/
Moref679/
Morreppa674/
Moorafeh672/
Morreews671/
Marophee671/
Moraphay671/
Morrefes670/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Morephe
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