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 is most common in South Africa. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mathepe? popularity and diffusion

It is the 975,866th most commonly used last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 27,500,173 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mathepe reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 571,890th most commonly used first name world-wide, borne by 244 people.

This surname is most numerous in South Africa, where it is carried by 242 people, or 1 in 223,875. In South Africa Mathepe is most common in: Limpopo, where 55 percent live, Gauteng, where 36 percent live and Mpumalanga, where 7 percent live. Beside South Africa this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Botswana, where 8 percent live and Scotland, where 0 percent live.

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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