Morepye Surname

2,689,253rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 52 people bear this surname

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

Morepye Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Morepye Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa521:1,041,87963,251

Morepye (25) may also be a first name.

Morepye Last Name Facts

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

The last name Morepye is found in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Morepye? popularity and diffusion

The last name Morepye is the 2,689,253rd most commonly held surname internationally, held by around 1 in 140,145,114 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Morepye live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Morepye is also the 2,136,160th most frequently used first name internationally, borne by 25 people.

It is most widespread in South Africa, where it is held by 52 people, or 1 in 1,041,879. In South Africa it is most frequent in: Limpopo, where 79 percent reside, Gauteng, where 17 percent reside and Free State, where 2 percent reside.

Morepye Last Name Statistics demography

Morepye earn notably less less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 21.71% less than the national average, earning R 186,048 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Morepje8644/
Morepeu861/
Morepoie801/
Morepai717/
Moripay711/
Moripey710/
Marepayas631/
Marepeaer630/
Moropie5725/
Marepai572/
Maripay571/
Morapje571/
Maripiya5333/
Maripayi531/
Maraipaya504/

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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 Morepye
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