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 surname Morepye is held by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Morepye.

How Common Is The Last Name Morepye? popularity and diffusion

The surname Morepye is the 2,689,253rd most frequently used family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 140,145,114 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Morepye are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Morepye is also the 2,136,160th most numerous given name worldwide, borne by 25 people.

The surname is most prevalent in South Africa, where it is carried by 52 people, or 1 in 1,041,879. In South Africa Morepye is most common in: Limpopo, where 79 percent are found, Gauteng, where 17 percent are found and Free State, where 2 percent are found.

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
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis