Mpapele Surname

1,152,132nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 208 people bear this surname

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

Mpapele Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mpapele Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2071:261,72826,279
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Mpapele (16) may also be a first name.

Mpapele Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mpapele occurs in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Mpapele.

How Common Is The Last Name Mpapele? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,152,132nd most numerous surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 35,036,278 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mpapele reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Mpapele is also the 2,786,762nd most widespread first name globally. It is borne by 16 people.

The surname is most commonly held in South Africa, where it is held by 207 people, or 1 in 261,728. In South Africa it is most numerous in: Limpopo, where 52 percent reside, Gauteng, where 41 percent reside and Free State, where 2 percent reside. Not including South Africa Mpapele is found in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 0 percent reside.

Mpapele Last Name Statistics demography

Mpapele earn somewhat more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 12.03% more than the national average, earning R 266,220 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mpaphele933/
Mphapele931/
Mpaephele8874/
Mphaphele881/
Mpepele86831/
Mpapela86548/
Mpapale86123/
Mpapeli861/
Mphaephele828/
'Mpaephele821/
Mpopelle8050/
Mpaphela8027/
Mmpapale809/
Mpaipeli805/
Mpeppele802/
Mphapela801/
Mpaypeli801/
Bapele772,233/
Mpaipheli7518/
Mphaphole755/
Mpaepheli755/
Mpaypheli751/
Mpapila71133/
Mpopela7125/
Bhapele714/
Npepele712/
Baipele712/
Boppele711/
Bappele711/
Baapele711/
Bapelje710/
Boppeler6717/
Baapeele673/
Baapeile671/
Mphopela671/

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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 Mpapele
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