Motakane Surname

1,272,314th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 180 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Motakane Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Motakane Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1201:451,48138,064
Lesotho601:33,8766,160

Motakane Last Name Facts

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

The surname Motakane is borne by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Motakane? popularity and diffusion

Motakane is the 1,272,314th most frequently occurring surname globally It is held by around 1 in 40,486,366 people. The surname Motakane is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Motakane reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The surname Motakane is most frequent in South Africa, where it is carried by 120 people, or 1 in 451,481. In South Africa Motakane is mostly found in: Free State, where 46 percent are found, Gauteng, where 30 percent are found and North West, where 18 percent are found. Beside South Africa it is found in one country. It is also common in Lesotho, where 33 percent are found.

Motakane Last Name Statistics demography

Motakane earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 52.17% less than the national average, earning R 113,652 per year.

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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 Motakane
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