Mothembo Surname

4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Botswana

Mothembo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mothembo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa151:3,611,847123,156
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250

Mothembo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mothembo is more commonly found in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mothembo? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 4,908,606th most numerous surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 455,471,620 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mothembo live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

Mothembo is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is borne by 15 people, or 1 in 3,611,847. In South Africa it is mostly concentrated in: North West, where 93 percent reside and Gauteng, where 7 percent reside. Apart from South Africa Mothembo is found in one country. It is also found in Botswana, where 6 percent reside.

Mothembo Last Name Statistics demography

Mothembo earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 82.96% less than the national average, earning R 40,488 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Motembo93789/
Mathembo88239/
Muthembo885/
Mothemba883/
Mothambo882/
Mothombo881/
Mouthombo821/
Matembo8011,958/
Mutembo803,992/
Motombo80367/
Motambo80299/
Metembo8058/
Motemba806/
Muotmbo804/
Motimbo802/
Motymbo801/
Muthemba7515,251/
Mathambo752,263/
Mathemba75441/
Moutymbo75109/
Mathombo7536/
Motaimbo7527/
Mattembo7510/
Methemba755/
Moteamba754/
Moutemba754/
Moutimbo754/
Metembou753/
Motombou752/
Maetembo751/
Muotombo751/
Mutiembo751/
Mothamba751/
Mothimba751/
Mothomba751/
Moutambou7144/
Matiembou712/
Matmbo712/
Meteambou711/
Motmba711/
Matuembou711/
Mutemba6736,377/
Matemba6722,878/
Matambo6713,886/
Matombo672,094/
Motomba67187/
Mutimbo67174/
Motamba67157/
Matimbo6791/
Motimba6763/
Metombo6755/
Metambo676/
Motemwa674/
Mutymbo671/
Metmbou671/
Motmbeu671/

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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 Mothembo
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