Motikwe Surname

3,141,416th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 39 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Motikwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Motikwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa391:1,389,17274,222

Motikwe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Motikwe occurs in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Motikwe? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,141,416th most commonly used surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 186,860,152 people. The surname Motikwe occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Motikwe are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The last name Motikwe is most widespread in South Africa, where it is borne by 39 people, or 1 in 1,389,172. In South Africa Motikwe is primarily concentrated in: Northern Cape, where 62 percent are found, Gauteng, where 21 percent are found and Free State, where 10 percent are found.

Motikwe Last Name Statistics demography

Motikwe earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 30% less than the national average, earning R 166,344 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Moticwe8619/
Motukwe8612/
Motikwa862/
Mutikwe862/
Motigwe861/
Matikwe861/
Mothukwe804/
Motukwei801/
Mothingwe753/
Matekwe71832/
Matigwe71157/
Mutekwe71128/
Mutigwe71127/
Matikwa71124/
Mutikwa7112/
Metikue714/
Motigue713/
Metekwe713/
Motekwa711/
Motique711/
Matukwe711/
Motukwi711/
Muthikwa67381/
Mutiekwa6721/
Mutaikwa6721/
Mataikwa6717/
Mathukwe677/
Mothekwa675/
Mutaigwe673/
Moutigue672/
Methekwe671/
Motiquer671/
Mathikue671/
Mathikwa671/
Muteskwe671/
Mothegwe671/

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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 Motikwe
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