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

The surname Thapelo has its highest incidence in Botswana. It may also occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Thapelo? popularity and diffusion

Thapelo is the 136,463rd most commonly held surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 2,215,733 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Thapelo are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 19,112th most commonly used forename world-wide It is held by 48,137 people.

It is most frequent in Botswana, where it is held by 2,499 people, or 1 in 875. Other than Botswana this last name exists in 8 countries. It is also common in Lesotho, where 13 percent reside and South Africa, where 11 percent reside.

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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Thapelo
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