Mothopeng Surname

294,637th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,295 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Mothopeng Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mothopeng Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1,1651:46,5045,930
Lesotho751:27,1015,291
Botswana501:43,7398,388
England51:11,143,612252,590

Mothopeng (13) may also be a first name.

Mothopeng Last Name Facts

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

Mothopeng is more commonly found in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Mothopeng.

How Common Is The Last Name Mothopeng? popularity and diffusion

The surname Mothopeng is the 294,637th most numerous last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 5,627,449 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mothopeng are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Mothopeng is also the 3,159,357th most frequent forename world-wide, borne by 13 people.

The last name is most common in South Africa, where it is held by 1,165 people, or 1 in 46,504. In South Africa Mothopeng is most numerous in: Gauteng, where 45 percent reside, North West, where 23 percent reside and Mpumalanga, where 17 percent reside. Other than South Africa Mothopeng is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Lesotho, where 6 percent reside and Botswana, where 4 percent reside.

Mothopeng Last Name Statistics demography

Mothopeng earn notably less less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 19.42% less than the national average, earning R 191,484 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Motopeng9435/
Mothoping896/
Mothapeng893/
Mathopeng892/
Muthopeng891/
Motapeng821/
Mothaping782/
Mathapeng781/
Motopinn711/
Mustapeng6716/
Mathaping671/
Meteping591/
Mahatapen561/
Matapin501/

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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 Mothopeng
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