Mathepe Surname

975,866th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 265 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Botswana

Mathepe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mathepe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2421:223,87523,373
Botswana221:99,40615,343
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002

Mathepe (244) may also be a first name.

Mathepe Last Name Facts

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

Mathepe occurs in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Mathepe.

How Common Is The Last Name Mathepe? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 975,866th most commonly occurring surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 27,500,173 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mathepe live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Mathepe is also the 571,890th most widely held first name internationally, borne by 244 people.

The surname is most frequent in South Africa, where it is borne by 242 people, or 1 in 223,875. In South Africa it is mostly found in: Limpopo, where 55 percent are found, Gauteng, where 36 percent are found and Mpumalanga, where 7 percent are found. Besides South Africa it is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Botswana, where 8 percent are found and Scotland, where 0 percent are found.

Mathepe Last Name Statistics demography

Mathepe earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 48.55% less than the national average, earning R 122,256 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mathephe93129/
Mathep92136/
Matepe92119/
Mathope861,230/
Mathipe86382/
Matthep86223/
Mathape8679/
Mothepe8639/
Mathepa8630/
Maithep866/
Mastepe862/
Mathype861/
Matepey861/
Matepfe861/
Matep83230/
Mahathep80267/
Matheppa801/
Mothoepe801/
Matthape801/
Mateapeh801/
Matope7716,098/
Mateev773,048/
Motepe771,097/
Matepa771,088/
Mathip77281/
Mathev77108/
Matape77107/
Matipe7753/
Mateeb7752/
Matepi777/
Metepe776/
Mateph775/
Mastep771/
Mattep771/
Mathipa714,945/
Matipei71599/
Maitipe71522/
Metepey71420/
Mothipe7174/
Maithip7147/
Mothope7130/
Matthip7129/
Moothep7125/
Mathipi7124/
Mahatep7116/
Methape7114/
Matepio7112/
Matepai7110/
Mhatape7110/
Mathapi719/
Maitape717/
Mathiop715/
Maithev715/
Matapei714/
Mattepi714/
Mattepa714/
Maitope713/
Matthev713/
Mothepi712/
Madtape712/
Matephe712/
Mothape712/
Metepie712/
Mathopi711/
Matepfa711/
Mateppa711/
Mathypy711/
Matepaa711/
Matepha711/
Matiepa711/
Matihpa711/
Motespe711/
Mostepe711/
Mot'epe711/
Metepei711/
Matapee711/
Maiteeb711/
Mathieb711/
Meetheepee711/
Mothepa711/
Matopeh711/
Matip672,959/
Matev672,199/
Mateb6755/
Mautapea679/
Mahatape675/
Mathophe673/
Maetahpi673/
Mathapai672/
Mahahtep671/
Mathiphe671/
Maitoppe671/
Motep671/
Mostheph671/
Matthapi671/
Mathappi671/
Hmadteeb671/
Matoppey670/

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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 Mathepe
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