Musopelo Surname

277,333rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,397 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Musopelo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Musopelo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia1,3571:11,6801,351
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
England41:13,929,515290,718
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Musopelo (12) may also be a first name.

Musopelo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Musopelo occurs in Zambia more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Musopelo.

How Common Is The Last Name Musopelo? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 277,333rd most numerous family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 5,216,568 people. The last name Musopelo is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Musopelo live; 97 percent live in Southern Africa and 97 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,306,491st most widespread first name on earth, borne by 12 people.

Musopelo is most numerous in Zambia, where it is carried by 1,357 people, or 1 in 11,680. In Zambia it is primarily concentrated in: Lusaka Province, where 51 percent are found, Central Province, where 26 percent are found and Copperbelt Province, where 16 percent are found. Besides Zambia this surname occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 2 percent are found and Denmark, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Musapelo88116/
Musopela8826/
Musepelo885/
Musopolo881/
'Musapelo8271/
Mushopolo824/
Mmusapelo821/
Musepela7542/
Musopila756/
Mucopela755/
Mujapelo752/
Mosapelo751/
Mushapalo713/
Mushopilah6713/
Musapala6321/
Musapila639/
Mosapela631/
Muzoophelia631/
Musapalia5924/
Musapolia593/
Moshapela592/
Misapila508/

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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 Musopelo
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