Mothethe Surname

3,274,477th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 36 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Mothethe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mothethe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho321:63,5178,935
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
England11:55,718,059489,080

Mothethe (10) may also be a first name.

Mothethe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mothethe occurs more in Lesotho more than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mothethe? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mothethe is the 3,274,477th most frequently occurring surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 202,431,831 people. Mothethe occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Mothethe are found; 97 percent are found in Southern Africa and 97 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Mothethe is also the 3,684,242nd most widely held first name on earth, held by 10 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Lesotho, where it is borne by 32 people, or 1 in 63,517. In Lesotho it is mostly found in: Leribe District, where 69 percent are found, Berea District, where 28 percent are found and Butha-Buthe District, where 3 percent are found. Besides Lesotho this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 8 percent are found and England, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Motheethe945/
Mothete9316/
Mathethe88231/
Mothethi8881/
Muthethe8851/
Mothathe8839/
Mothetha8815/
Mootheth883/
Mothothe883/
Motete863,479/
Mothet86114/
Moteth861/
Mothethoa8225/
Mathete80720/
Motheta80283/
Moutete80190/
Motthet80146/
Moteete80110/
Muthete808/
Motetha804/
Moteith803/
Motetee802/
Motette801/
Moteite801/
Motetje801/
Matethe801/
Moothet801/
Matheth800/
Motet77597/
Mathetha75868/
Mothothi75196/
Moteetee75125/
Mmathete7524/
Mothathi7518/
Mosteter7516/
Motathey758/
Mathetes758/
Mothetoa753/
Muthetha752/
Motester751/
Moutette751/
Mathethi751/
Mootheat750/
Matete7117,335/
Mutete717,848/
Mottet715,074/
Moutet71970/
Mathet71892/
Moteta7158/
Moteti7157/
Moitet7125/
Mojtaheed7111/
Matheetha715/
Mosthetti713/
Motett713/
Mahathete711/
Moothetty711/
Mostetter711/
Motetz711/
Motith711/
Moteed711/
Moteeteee711/
Motest711/
Mohtet711/
Matheta67954/
Mouttet67832/
Mothate67497/
Motetta67318/
Matetie6760/
Motetti6740/
Moteiti6738/
Motteta6736/
Mothoti6727/
Mateute6726/
Mosteit6722/
Mutetei6719/
Moetete6717/
Mateete6715/
Muteete6710/
Mothead679/
Matiete679/
Motathi678/
Mothite677/
Mhetete676/
Mutiete674/
Mottett673/
Matette673/
Mathett673/
Modthed673/
Methote672/
Matetha672/
Motetoa672/
Mouteti672/
Mutethi672/
Mateste671/
Matetee671/
Mathetz671/
Masteth671/
Metheti671/
Motteti671/
Matetes671/
Mataete671/
Mattete671/
Motothe671/
Motothi671/
Mothiot671/
Mouteta671/
Moustet671/
Moittet671/
Muteyte671/
Muttete671/
Matetei671/
Mateite671/
Mothote671/
Mosteet671/
Mutetha671/
Mouthed670/
Matthet670/
Mutette670/

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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 Mothethe
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