Mothulwe Surname

1,263,456th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 182 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Botswana

Mothulwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mothulwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1381:392,59234,819
Botswana441:49,7039,263

Mothulwe (62) may also be a first name.

Mothulwe Last Name Facts

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

Mothulwe occurs more in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mothulwe? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mothulwe is the 1,263,456th most frequently held surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 40,041,461 people. The surname Mothulwe is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mothulwe reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,246,114th most widespread first name at a global level. It is borne by 62 people.

The surname is most widespread in South Africa, where it is carried by 138 people, or 1 in 392,592. In South Africa Mothulwe is most prevalent in: North West, where 49 percent reside, Gauteng, where 42 percent reside and Limpopo, where 7 percent reside. Apart from South Africa this last name is found in one country. It is also found in Botswana, where 24 percent reside.

Mothulwe Last Name Statistics demography

Mothulwe earn marginally less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 3.92% less than the national average, earning R 228,324 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mathulwe88570/
Mothulwa8840/
Mutulwe8048/
Matulwe801/
Matholwe758/
Mutulwa67270/
Matulwa67152/
Mutolwe672/
Matolwe671/
Motolwa671/
Matulwi671/
Moetului637/
Matholwa635/
Muteulwa631/
Mutuulwa631/
Motholuoa5919/
Mutolwa531,625/
Matolwa53100/
Matilve531/

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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 Mothulwe
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