Mosopa Surname

868,551st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 312 people bear this surname

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

Mosopa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mosopa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1931:280,71327,626
DR Congo1091:677,79449,381
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
England11:55,718,059489,080

Mosopa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mosopa is found most in South Africa. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mosopa? popularity and diffusion

It is the 868,551st most widely held last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 23,357,519 people. The surname Mosopa occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mosopa live; 63 percent live in Southern Africa and 63 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The surname is most commonly occurring in South Africa, where it is held by 193 people, or 1 in 280,713. In South Africa it is most numerous in: Gauteng, where 84 percent are found, North West, where 11 percent are found and Western Cape, where 2 percent are found. Without taking into account South Africa it is found in 4 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 35 percent are found and Nigeria, where 2 percent are found.

Mosopa Last Name Statistics demography

Mosopa earn notably less less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 24.74% less than the national average, earning R 178,848 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Motsopa92593/
Mosopha924/
Mosopea921/
Mosoupa921/
Mots'opa862/
Moshopha861/
Masopa83501/
Musopa83476/
Mosope83156/
Mosopo8357/
Mosapa8357/
Mosopi8335/
Mosepa8319/
Mesopa8313/
Mozopa831/
Masopha771,309/
Mashopa77231/
Mutsopa77106/
Moshapa7796/
Motsopi7794/
Matsopa7754/
Masopah7747/
Meesopa7744/
Moshope7738/
Motsope7724/
Mosophe7722/
Masopat7717/
Mozopea7716/
Musopah7714/
Mushopa7713/
Mocopha7713/
Mosapha779/
Mussopa778/
Maesopa777/
Moisapa774/
Masoopa773/
Mosepha773/
Musopat771/
Mosaupa771/
Motsopo771/
Mosiapa771/
Mosiopo771/
Mosapoa771/
Moshopi771/
Mossapa771/
Masopas771/
Mosiapoa711,561/
Matsopha71745/
Motshopi71150/
Mashopha71132/
Moshophe7125/
Masophat7110/
Maesopah719/
Mousapha718/
Moshappa716/
Motshapa716/
Meesopha716/
Mosatpha712/
Moshopho712/
Motshopo712/
Motsopje712/
Mahasopa712/
Masopaya712/
Moisapai711/
Mossapha711/
Masoupas711/
Moussope711/
Mothsopi711/
Motsapha711/
Motsopho711/
Mosiapea711/
Moshophi711/
Masapa67513/
Musapa67413/
Masopo67284/
Masepa67261/
Masopi67253/
Masope67160/
Macopa67115/
Musopi67109/
Muzopa6792/
Motshophi6778/
Musope6766/
Mosapi6751/
Mozapa6749/
Mosapo6749/
Musopo6747/
Mesapa6739/
Motshopho6724/
Mosepo6722/
Mozopo6721/
Mosiapoha6712/
Musopahah677/
Mousatpha677/
Mesepa675/
Mazopa673/
Mozepa672/
Mojapa672/
Masohpaya672/
Masoudpay671/
Mossopous671/
Mojopo671/
Mosiapooa671/
Mosiapuoa671/
Mosape671/

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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 Mosopa
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