Musapelo Surname

1,691,963rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 116 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Musapelo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Musapelo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa711:763,06652,802
Lesotho451:45,1687,359

Musapelo (35) may also be a first name.

Musapelo Last Name Facts

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

Musapelo is most common in South Africa. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Musapelo? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,691,963rd most commonly held surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 62,823,672 people. The surname Musapelo occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Musapelo are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Musapelo is also the 1,744,716th most common first name worldwide. It is borne by 35 people.

The surname Musapelo is most frequently held in South Africa, where it is held by 71 people, or 1 in 763,066. In South Africa Musapelo is primarily concentrated in: Free State, where 52 percent live, Gauteng, where 46 percent live and Western Cape, where 1 percent live. Not including South Africa this last name exists in one country. It also occurs in Lesotho, where 39 percent live.

Musapelo Last Name Statistics demography

Musapelo earn notably less less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 19.41% less than the national average, earning R 191,520 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
'Musapelo9471/
Mmusapelo941/
Musopelo881,397/
Musepelo885/
Mujapelo882/
Mosapelo881/
Mushapalo823/
Musepela7542/
Musopela7526/
Musapala7521/
Musapila759/
Musopolo751/
Mosapela751/
Musapalia7124/
Mushopolo714/
Musapolia713/
Moshapela712/
Misapila638/
Mucopela635/
Muzoophelia531/
Musopila506/

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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 Musapelo
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