Oropeng Surname

4,307,654th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Oropeng Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Oropeng Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho201:101,62811,096
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Oropeng (18) may also be a first name.

Oropeng Last Name Facts

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

The surname Oropeng has its highest incidence in Lesotho. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Oropeng? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 4,307,654th most commonly occurring family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 347,025,996 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Oropeng are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Oropeng is also the 2,608,198th most widespread first name internationally. It is borne by 18 people.

This surname is most commonly held in Lesotho, where it is carried by 20 people, or 1 in 101,628. In Lesotho it is most common in: Butha-Buthe District, where 65 percent reside, Maseru District, where 30 percent reside and Berea District, where 5 percent reside. Beside Lesotho Oropeng exists in one country. It is also common in South Africa, where 5 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Orapeng862/
Orepeng861/
Oropin7753/
Oropín772/
Orapen771/
Ourapen711/
Goropin711/
Orapn6711/
Heroping678/
Gorgopin675/
Horhopyn671/
Gorgopina634/
Horhopyna633/
Hareepeng631/
Orapin6273/
Aropin6213/
Arapen625/
Arophn621/
Oothrappen591/
Orrapin5797/
Asropin5710/
Atropin574/
Garopin573/
Arappen571/
Arapien571/
Europin570/
Garropin5319/
Guraping532/
Haropuin531/
Haraping531/
Gargopin531/
Gargopina504/
Harhopyna501/

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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
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  • 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 Oropeng
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