Mothembu Surname

2,635,433rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 54 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Mothembu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mothembu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa471:1,152,71766,933
Lesotho71:290,36515,938

Mothembu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mothembu is found in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mothembu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Mothembu is the 2,635,433rd most commonly used surname internationally, held by around 1 in 134,954,554 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mothembu reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The last name Mothembu is most frequent in South Africa, where it is held by 47 people, or 1 in 1,152,717. In South Africa Mothembu is primarily concentrated in: Gauteng, where 34 percent are found, North West, where 28 percent are found and Limpopo, where 23 percent are found. Apart from South Africa Mothembu occurs in one country. It is also found in Lesotho, where 13 percent are found.

Mothembu Last Name Statistics demography

Mothembu earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 75.9% less than the national average, earning R 57,276 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Motembu935/
Mathembu8847/
Muthembu886/
Methembu881/
Matembu80681/
Mutembu80211/
Metembu804/
Motombu801/
Motmbeu801/
Mutiembu75239/
Mathombu754/
Mathambu753/
Metembou753/
Motombou752/
Muttembu751/
Muteymbu751/
Moutambou7144/
Matiembou712/
Meteambou711/
Matuembou711/
Matambu672,228/
Mutimbu67513/
Matemvu67235/
Matimbu67132/
Metmbou671/
Matimbou6318/
Metombou6314/
Matuumbu632/
Mutimbeu631/
Matanbu531/
Metonbou501/

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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 Mothembu
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