Malapelo Surname
14,316,765th 
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 1 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in: 
South Africa
Highest density in: 
South Africa
Malapelo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area | 
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 | 
Malapelo (1) may also be a first name.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Malapela | 88 | 2,664 | / | 
| Malapilo | 88 | 1 | / | 
| Maliapela | 82 | 20 | / | 
| Malaphela | 82 | 7 | / | 
| Molaphelo | 82 | 1 | / | 
| Molapeloa | 82 | 1 | / | 
| Matlopelo | 82 | 1 | / | 
| Matlapela | 82 | 1 | / | 
| Maliopelo | 82 | 1 | / | 
| Mallapolo | 82 | 1 | / | 
| 'Maliopelo | 78 | 1 | / | 
| Malapilott | 78 | 1 | / | 
| Malepela | 75 | 118 | / | 
| Malapala | 75 | 58 | / | 
| Malapila | 75 | 15 | / | 
| Malapola | 75 | 7 | / | 
| Molapela | 75 | 6 | / | 
| Malopalo | 75 | 3 | / | 
| Molepelo | 75 | 1 | / | 
| Malopolo | 75 | 1 | / | 
| Matlhophelo | 74 | 22 | / | 
| Matlopela | 71 | 163 | / | 
| Moloipelo | 71 | 22 | / | 
| Molaphela | 71 | 12 | / | 
| Malapalla | 71 | 7 | / | 
| Mahlopela | 71 | 3 | / | 
| Malepahlo | 71 | 2 | / | 
| Mallapola | 71 | 2 | / | 
| Mohlapela | 71 | 1 | / | 
| Malapolla | 71 | 1 | / | 
| Malappola | 71 | 1 | / | 
| Mailapila | 71 | 1 | / | 
| Mallapala | 71 | 1 | / | 
| Mallapolla | 67 | 14 | / | 
| Mallappola | 67 | 5 | / | 
| Mallapalla | 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
- 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 Malapelo
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis