Mothofela Surname

1,428,594th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 151 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Botswana
Highest density in:
Botswana

Mothofela Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mothofela Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Botswana1321:16,5683,236
South Africa181:3,009,872112,058
England11:55,718,059489,080

Mothofela (321) may also be a first name.

Mothofela Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mothofela is more frequently found in Botswana than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Mothofela.

How Common Is The Last Name Mothofela? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,428,594th most widespread last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 48,261,893 people. The last name Mothofela is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Mothofela are found; 99 percent are found in Southern Africa and 99 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Mothofela is also the 489,856th most commonly occurring first name throughout the world, held by 321 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Botswana, where it is borne by 132 people, or 1 in 16,568. Other than Botswana Mothofela occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 12 percent reside and England, where 1 percent reside.

Mothofela Last Name Statistics demography

Mothofela earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 37.02% less than the national average, earning R 149,676 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mothofeela951/
Motofelea89319/
Mothophela841/
Matofela821/
Mutafela711,422/
Motafola711/
Matofele711/
Matgafela671/
Mathafola671/
Mutafelaa671/
Mathaphela631/
Moustafelos6023/
Matofolo5929/
Matafele5914/
Matafala5910/
Matapholo566/
Mutafailah534/

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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 Mothofela
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