Mothulwa Surname

3,100,440th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 40 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Botswana
Highest density in:
Botswana

Mothulwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mothulwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Botswana391:56,07510,323
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Mothulwa (11) may also be a first name.

Mothulwa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mothulwa is held by more people in Botswana than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Mothulwa.

How Common Is The Last Name Mothulwa? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,100,440th most frequently occurring surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 182,188,648 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mothulwa live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,487,849th most commonly held first name in the world It is held by 11 people.

It is most commonly used in Botswana, where it is held by 39 people, or 1 in 56,075. Aside from Botswana Mothulwa occurs in one country. It is also found in South Africa, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mothulwe88182/
Methulwa882/
Mutulwa80270/
Matulwa80152/
Motulua8034/
Motolwa801/
Mathulwe75570/
Matholwa755/
Motoelwa751/
Muteulwa751/
Mutuulwa751/
Motholuoa7119/
Mutolwa671,625/
Motilva67122/
Matolwa67100/
Mutulwe6748/
Matulua6721/
M'Motoelwa674/
Matulwe671/
Matulwi671/
Mutulua671/
Matholwe638/
Moetului637/
Matusilua594/
M'Utoolwa591/
Mutolwe532/
Matolwe531/

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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 Mothulwa
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