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 borne by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Musapelo.

How Common Is The Last Name Musapelo? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,691,963rd most frequent last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 62,823,672 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Musapelo live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Musapelo is also the 1,744,716th most frequent given name on earth, borne by 35 people.

This last name is most commonly held in South Africa, where it is borne by 71 people, or 1 in 763,066. In South Africa Musapelo is most numerous in: Free State, where 52 percent are found, Gauteng, where 46 percent are found and Western Cape, where 1 percent are found. Beside South Africa it is found in one country. It is also common in Lesotho, where 39 percent are found.

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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