Motimele Surname

170,957th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,520 people bear this surname

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

Motimele Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Motimele Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2,5141:21,5502,731
England41:13,929,515290,718
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Motimele (21) may also be a first name.

Motimele Last Name Facts

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

The surname Motimele has its highest incidence in South Africa. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Motimele click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Motimele? popularity and diffusion

The last name Motimele is the 170,957th most common surname globally, borne by around 1 in 2,891,883 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Motimele live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Motimele is also the 2,368,944th most frequently occurring first name at a global level. It is borne by 21 people.

The last name Motimele is most frequently held in South Africa, where it is borne by 2,514 people, or 1 in 21,550. In South Africa it is most prevalent in: Limpopo, where 58 percent live, Gauteng, where 34 percent live and North West, where 2 percent live. Without taking into account South Africa this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also common in England, where 0 percent live and Scotland, where 0 percent live.

Motimele Last Name Statistics demography

Motimele earn notably less less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 16.95% less than the national average, earning R 197,352 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Matimele889,919/
Motimela88235/
Motimeli884/
Motemele882/
Metimele881/
Motimile881/
Mothemele8252/
Mothimole828/
Mothimela823/
Matimela75458/
Matumele7562/
Matemele7520/
Mutemele753/
Motemela751/
Matimeli751/
Motimali751/
Mothemela71464/
Mathimela711/
Mattimalle6715/

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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 Motimele
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