Motjeleba Surname

2,203,767th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 74 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Motjeleba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Motjeleba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho431:47,2697,569
South Africa311:1,747,66884,236

Motjeleba Last Name Facts

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

The last name Motjeleba is borne by more people in Lesotho than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Motjeleba? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,203,767th most widespread family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 98,480,350 people. The surname Motjeleba is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Motjeleba live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The surname Motjeleba is most commonly held in Lesotho, where it is carried by 43 people, or 1 in 47,269. In Lesotho Motjeleba is mostly concentrated in: Mohale's Hoek District, where 88 percent are found, Maseru District, where 7 percent are found and Berea District, where 2 percent are found. Beside Lesotho Motjeleba occurs in one country. It also occurs in South Africa, where 42 percent are found.

Motjeleba Last Name Statistics demography

Motjeleba earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 62.5% less than the national average, earning R 89,112 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Motjelebe8930/
Motgeleba891/
Matjeleba891/
Motseleba891/
Moseleba82180/
Matjelebe781/
Mazeleba712/
Maseleba711/
Maceleba711/
Motyiliba671/
Matjiliba671/
Mosiliba593/
Masileba591/
Majiliba591/
Mazileba591/
Mogileeva561/
Motjilibe561/

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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 Motjeleba
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