Motepa Surname

539,451st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 596 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Motepa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Motepa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo5471:135,06314,394
South Africa281:1,934,91888,980
Papua New Guinea121:679,47678,554
Congo91:554,34412,633

Motepa (43) may also be a first name.

Motepa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Motepa is found most frequently in The DR Congo. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Motepa? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 539,451st most frequently used surname internationally, held by around 1 in 12,227,426 people. Motepa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Motepa reside; 93 percent reside in Central Africa and 93 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,545,828th most frequent first name globally It is held by 43 people.

The last name Motepa is most frequently occurring in The DR Congo, where it is held by 547 people, or 1 in 135,063. Outside of The DR Congo Motepa exists in 3 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 5 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 2 percent reside.

Motepa Last Name Statistics demography

Motepa earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 77.49% less than the national average, earning R 53,496 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mothepa921/
Mostepha86275/
Mostepfa864/
Modtepha861/
Mutepa832,106/
Motepe831,097/
Matepa831,088/
Motopa8354/
Motapa8333/
Metepa833/
Motepo833/
Motipa833/
Motepy831/
Motepi831/
Moustepha807/
Mostephai803/
Mutepfa771,310/
Mothapa77446/
Mothopa77249/
Motipay7758/
Mothepe7739/
Mathepa7730/
Motappa7716/
Motipah7714/
Matepai7710/
Mutepha779/
Mothepo777/
Mattepa774/
Metepai773/
Motephe773/
Mothepi772/
Mutepad772/
Motespe771/
Matepaa771/
Matepau771/
Matepha771/
Mataepa771/
Muteppa771/
Mottapa771/
Mateppa771/
Matepfa771/
Matiepa771/
Mothipa771/
Motapha771/
Mostepe771/
Mot'epe771/
Mmutepa771/
Motispa771/
Mustepha71160/
Mouttapa7193/
Mashtepa7158/
Mothapha713/
Mutheppa711/
Matheppa711/
Mothopha711/
Mohthapa711/
Meteppai711/
Mastepha711/
Mostephi711/
Muthepha711/
Matipa676,284/
Matapa672,352/
Mutepe67511/
Matepo67475/
Matopa67177/
Metopa67123/
Matepe67119/
Mutipa67103/
Motipe6751/
Motapo6747/
Motopo6740/
Motipi6738/
Mutepo6716/
Mouttappa6712/
Matepi677/
Metapa675/
Metipa673/
Mustephai672/
Mutepi671/
Mustepaha671/
Motipo671/
Mostypach671/
Mmoutapha671/
Moustäpha671/
Mouthapha671/

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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
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  • 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 Motepa
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