Mathotho Surname

257,677th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,528 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Mathotho Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mathotho Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi7581:22,5853,433
Zambia6921:22,9052,457
South Africa781:694,58649,962

Mathotho (274) may also be a first name.

Mathotho Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mathotho is found most in Malawi. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mathotho? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 257,677th most widespread last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 4,769,336 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mathotho live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Mathotho is also the 536,832nd most commonly used first name worldwide It is held by 274 people.

This surname is most prevalent in Malawi, where it is held by 758 people, or 1 in 22,585. Not including Malawi this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Zambia, where 45 percent reside and South Africa, where 5 percent reside.

Mathotho Last Name Statistics demography

Mathotho earn significantly more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 29.07% more than the national average, earning R 306,708 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mathothoh9423/
Mathoto93242/
Mathatho881,591/
Mathotha88150/
Mothotho8823/
Mathetho8815/
Matoto866,861/
Mmathetho821/
Mathota80805/
Mothoto8019/
Mastoto808/
Matotod806/
Mmatoto804/
Maitoto802/
Matotoa801/
Matoito801/
Majtoto801/
Matutho801/
Mathetha75868/
Mathatha75541/
Mathutha7597/
Matoutou7532/
Mmathota751/
Matota712,380/
Matheetha715/
Mathathat711/
Matheta67954/
Mathata67451/
Motheto6761/
Mothota6744/
Maatota6733/
Matouta6728/
Mathuto6726/
Matheto6712/
Moetoto6710/
Moutoto6710/
Mathuta675/
Matetha672/
Matutha671/
Matuota671/
Motatho671/
Matoota671/
Matatha671/

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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 Mathotho
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis