Thapelo Surname

136,463rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,289 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Botswana
Highest density in:
Botswana

Thapelo Surname User-submission:

The Thapelo surname means 'prayer'.

Thapelo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Botswana2,4991:87528
Lesotho4151:4,898992
South Africa3661:148,02716,857
England41:13,929,515290,718
France11:66,422,722504,397
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Wales11:3,094,53244,023

Thapelo (48,137) may also be a first name.

Thapelo Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Thapelo surname means 'prayer'.

- thapelo797

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Thaapelo933/
Tapelo92101/
Thapleo86213/
Thapela8645/
Tapelot8616/
Thappela801/
Thapelaa801/
Tapela771,317/
Tapalo77746/
Tepelo7784/
Tapolo7758/
Tapilo7713/
Topelo774/
Tapetillo75112/
Thapala71448/
Tapilot71442/
Tapetla71219/
Thapila7175/
Thopela7134/
Thapola7124/
Taupela7112/
Taipalo718/
Tappela715/
Tapalio715/
Tapelia714/
Thappettla714/
Thopolo713/
Tapesla711/
Thappeatla711/
Taipolo711/
Teepelo711/
Tapoloo711/
Tapelah711/
Taapolo711/
Topeilo711/
Tappetla672,040/
Thapalia67188/
Thopelya67104/
Thoppela6726/
Thapalla6722/
Tapettla6710/
Thaphila679/
Thapaala678/
Theppela678/
Thabpila675/
Thophilo675/
Thappala674/
Tapfetla674/
Tappalou672/
Thapitla671/
Thappila671/
Thapalya671/
Thaapala671/
Taapetla671/
Thophela671/
Tapoilgo671/
Taphetla671/
Thephilo671/

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Footnotes

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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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