Seopela Surname

191,340th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,203 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Seopela Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Seopela Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2,1941:24,6943,146
England61:9,286,343223,652
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465

Seopela (34) may also be a first name.

Seopela Last Name Facts

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

The surname Seopela is found in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Seopela click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Seopela? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 191,340th most frequently occurring surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 3,308,010 people. The last name Seopela occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Seopela are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Seopela is also the 1,775,424th most numerous forename internationally. It is borne by 34 people.

It is most common in South Africa, where it is held by 2,194 people, or 1 in 24,694. In South Africa it is most prevalent in: Limpopo, where 45 percent live, Gauteng, where 29 percent live and Mpumalanga, where 22 percent live. Other than South Africa this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also found in England, where 0 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.

Seopela Last Name Statistics demography

Seopela earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 32.64% less than the national average, earning R 160,080 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sehopela931/
Seopeloa931/
Seopaela931/
Seapela8684/
Seopele861/
Geopela861/
Sehapela8062/
Seapele7127/
Seapelo711/
Sehapele679/
Sehopolo672/
Sehapelo671/
Seeapala671/
Chiopelas6324/
Siapele572/
Zyapela571/
Chiapela531/
Chiapelas5042/
Chiappela507/
Sajjapala505/
Chyapelas501/

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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 Seopela
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