Mothopi Surname

513,430th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 636 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Mothopi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mothopi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa5901:91,82711,236
Lesotho441:46,1947,453
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Mothopi (85) may also be a first name.

Mothopi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mothopi is found most in South Africa. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mothopi? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mothopi is the 513,430th most widespread last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 11,458,406 people. Mothopi is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mothopi reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,039,322nd most prevalent first name world-wide, borne by 85 people.

This surname is most frequently used in South Africa, where it is held by 590 people, or 1 in 91,827. In South Africa it is most common in: North West, where 44 percent reside, Gauteng, where 26 percent reside and Limpopo, where 16 percent reside. Excluding South Africa Mothopi occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Lesotho, where 7 percent reside and Botswana, where 0 percent reside.

Mothopi Last Name Statistics demography

Mothopi earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 60.4% less than the national average, earning R 94,116 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mothophi932/
Motopi92676/
Mothopa86249/
Mothapi8653/
Mothope8630/
Mothepi862/
Muthopi861/
Mathopi861/
Mothopha801/
Mothoepe801/
Matopi77273/
Motopa7754/
Motope7725/
Motapi7710/
Mutopi776/
Motepi771/
Metopi771/
Mathopa711,376/
Mathope711,230/
Mothapa71446/
Motapiy71112/
Mothepe7139/
Methapi7115/
Matopai7113/
Motoupa7113/
Mathapi719/
Mutopii716/
Mostapi715/
Mothape712/
Muthapi712/
Matopie711/
Motuopa711/
Muthopa711/
Mutopfi711/
Mostaphi67205/
Moutoupa6739/
Mustopid6716/
Mathapit676/
Mahatopi673/
Maetahpi673/
Mothapha673/
Mathophe673/
Mathapai672/
Mohthapa671/
Mouchtoupis671/
Mostappi671/
Mothapet671/
Matthapi671/
Mathappi671/

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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 Mothopi
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