Msopela Surname

1,649,806th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 121 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Msopela Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Msopela Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi1051:163,03916,499
Zimbabwe101:1,543,82478,460
Tanzania51:10,588,32375,430
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432

Msopela Last Name Facts

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

The last name Msopela has its highest incidence in Malawi. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Msopela? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,649,806th most frequently held surname internationally, held by around 1 in 60,227,652 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Msopela are found; 96 percent are found in Southern Africa and 95 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The last name is most common in Malawi, where it is borne by 105 people, or 1 in 163,039. Beside Malawi this last name is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 8 percent reside and Tanzania, where 4 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Msophela939/
Msopola8610/
Mchophela752/
Mzopola712,744/
Mcopele71299/
Msapila71152/
Mcopeli716/
Mcopelo716/
Msapala711/
Mcophele6776/
Mchopele6710/
Mjaphela671/
Mchophele6371/
Mjapelo571/
McApely570/
Mzaupeli536/
Msaphili532/

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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 Msopela
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