Motepe Surname

336,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,097 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Motepe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Motepe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1,0731:50,4926,407
Lesotho231:88,37210,414
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Motepe (14) may also be a first name.

Motepe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Motepe is more frequently found in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Motepe.

How Common Is The Last Name Motepe? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 336,072nd most commonly used last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 6,643,159 people. Motepe is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Motepe reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,024,661st most widespread first name globally, held by 14 people.

The last name is most common in South Africa, where it is carried by 1,073 people, or 1 in 50,492. In South Africa it is most numerous in: North West, where 60 percent reside, Gauteng, where 29 percent reside and Free State, where 5 percent reside. Beside South Africa Motepe exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Lesotho, where 2 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.

Motepe Last Name Statistics demography

Motepe earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 39.33% less than the national average, earning R 144,168 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mothepe9239/
Motephe923/
Mot'epe921/
Mostepe921/
Motespe921/
Motep911/
Mothoepe861/
Motepa83596/
Mutepe83511/
Matepe83119/
Motipe8351/
Motope8325/
Metepe836/
Motape834/
Moteev833/
Motepy831/
Motepi831/
Moteeb831/
Mootep831/
Motepp831/
Mutepfe77653/
Metepey77420/
Mathepe77265/
Mothipe7774/
Mothope7730/
Moothep7725/
Muttepe7724/
Mutephe778/
Motipet775/
Muthepe772/
Mothape772/
Matephe772/
Mothepi772/
Mastepe772/
Metepie772/
Motiope771/
Matepfe771/
Mutepey771/
Matepey771/
Moutape771/
Metepei771/
Motyope771/
Mothepa771/
Motev73296/
Matep73230/
Moteb73203/
Motip735/
Mathephe71129/
Modtepha711/
Mostephi711/
Mateapeh711/
Mustephe711/
Mostheph711/
Mousteph711/
Matope6716,098/
Mateev673,048/
Mutepa672,106/
Matepa671,088/
Motopi67676/
Mothip67669/
Mutipe67188/
Mathep67136/
Matape67107/
Moteib6759/
Matipe6753/
Mateeb6752/
Motipi6738/
Motteb6721/
Mustepher6717/
Motapi6710/
Motejb678/
Matepi677/
Mateph675/
Mhotip674/
Motipa673/
Mooteb673/
Metape673/
Mostephai673/
Mouteb673/
Metope673/
Moteab672/
Mattep671/
Mutepi671/
Mastep671/
Moteiv671/
Motheb671/
Motaip671/
Metepi671/
Mohteb671/

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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 Motepe
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