Motlabane Surname

1,471,719th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 144 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Motlabane Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Motlabane Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1101:492,52540,325
Lesotho341:59,7818,665

Motlabane (16) may also be a first name.

Motlabane Last Name Facts

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

Motlabane occurs in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Motlabane click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Motlabane? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,471,719th most common surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 50,607,958 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Motlabane are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,786,762nd most numerous first name internationally. It is borne by 16 people.

The last name is most numerous in South Africa, where it is borne by 110 people, or 1 in 492,525. In South Africa Motlabane is primarily concentrated in: Gauteng, where 55 percent live, Mpumalanga, where 18 percent live and Eastern Cape, where 9 percent live. Aside from South Africa this last name exists in one country. It is also common in Lesotho, where 24 percent live.

Motlabane Last Name Statistics demography

Motlabane earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 40.29% less than the national average, earning R 141,888 per year.

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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 Motlabane
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