Thapelo Surname
Approximately 3,289 people bear this surname
Thapelo Surname User-submission:
The Thapelo surname means 'prayer'.
Thapelo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Botswana | 2,499 | 1:875 | 28 |
| Lesotho | 415 | 1:4,898 | 992 |
| South Africa | 366 | 1:148,027 | 16,857 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
Thapelo (48,137) may also be a first name.
Thapelo Surname Meaning
Thapelo Demographics
Average Thapelo Salary in
South Africa
R 138,420
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Thapelo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Thapelo Come From? nationality or country of origin
Thapelo is more commonly found in Botswana than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Thapelo? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 136,463rd most commonly used family name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 2,215,733 people. The last name Thapelo occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Thapelo live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Thapelo is also the 19,112th most frequently occurring given name world-wide, borne by 48,137 people.
This surname is most frequent in Botswana, where it is carried by 2,499 people, or 1 in 875. Outside of Botswana Thapelo occurs in 8 countries. It is also common in Lesotho, where 13 percent are found and South Africa, where 11 percent are found.
Thapelo Last Name Statistics demography
Thapelo earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 41.75% less than the national average, earning R 138,420 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thaapelo | 93 | 3 | / |
| Tapelo | 92 | 101 | / |
| Thapleo | 86 | 213 | / |
| Thapela | 86 | 45 | / |
| Tapelot | 86 | 16 | / |
| Thappela | 80 | 1 | / |
| Thapelaa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Tapela | 77 | 1,317 | / |
| Tapalo | 77 | 746 | / |
| Tepelo | 77 | 84 | / |
| Tapolo | 77 | 58 | / |
| Tapilo | 77 | 13 | / |
| Topelo | 77 | 4 | / |
| Tapetillo | 75 | 112 | / |
| Thapala | 71 | 448 | / |
| Tapilot | 71 | 442 | / |
| Tapetla | 71 | 219 | / |
| Thapila | 71 | 75 | / |
| Thopela | 71 | 34 | / |
| Thapola | 71 | 24 | / |
| Taupela | 71 | 12 | / |
| Taipalo | 71 | 8 | / |
| Tappela | 71 | 5 | / |
| Tapalio | 71 | 5 | / |
| Tapelia | 71 | 4 | / |
| Thappettla | 71 | 4 | / |
| Thopolo | 71 | 3 | / |
| Tapesla | 71 | 1 | / |
| Thappeatla | 71 | 1 | / |
| Taipolo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Teepelo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tapoloo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tapelah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Taapolo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Topeilo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tappetla | 67 | 2,040 | / |
| Thapalia | 67 | 188 | / |
| Thopelya | 67 | 104 | / |
| Thoppela | 67 | 26 | / |
| Thapalla | 67 | 22 | / |
| Tapettla | 67 | 10 | / |
| Thaphila | 67 | 9 | / |
| Thapaala | 67 | 8 | / |
| Theppela | 67 | 8 | / |
| Thabpila | 67 | 5 | / |
| Thophilo | 67 | 5 | / |
| Thappala | 67 | 4 | / |
| Tapfetla | 67 | 4 | / |
| Tappalou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Thapitla | 67 | 1 | / |
| Thappila | 67 | 1 | / |
| Thapalya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Thaapala | 67 | 1 | / |
| Taapetla | 67 | 1 | / |
| Thophela | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tapoilgo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Taphetla | 67 | 1 | / |
| Thephilo | 67 | 1 | / |
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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
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Thapelo
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