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 in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mothopi? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 513,430th most prevalent surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 11,458,406 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mothopi reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Mothopi is also the 1,039,322nd most commonly used first name internationally. It is borne by 85 people.

The surname Mothopi is most frequently used in South Africa, where it is borne by 590 people, or 1 in 91,827. In South Africa Mothopi is most common in: North West, where 44 percent live, Gauteng, where 26 percent live and Limpopo, where 16 percent live. Without taking into account South Africa this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Lesotho, where 7 percent live and Botswana, where 0 percent live.

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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