Motlalehi Surname

1,173,425th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 203 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Motlalehi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Motlalehi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho1701:11,9562,671
South Africa331:1,641,74981,435

Motlalehi (171) may also be a first name.

Motlalehi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Motlalehi is held by more people in Lesotho than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Motlalehi? popularity and diffusion

The surname Motlalehi is the 1,173,425th most frequently used family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 35,899,241 people. The surname Motlalehi occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Motlalehi are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 698,971st most widely held first name in the world It is held by 171 people.

This last name is most commonly used in Lesotho, where it is held by 170 people, or 1 in 11,956. In Lesotho it is mostly found in: Leribe District, where 19 percent are found, Maseru District, where 18 percent are found and Quthing District, where 17 percent are found. Outside of Lesotho this last name occurs in one country. It also occurs in South Africa, where 16 percent are found.

Motlalehi Last Name Statistics demography

Motlalehi earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 34.38% less than the national average, earning R 155,940 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Motlhalehi951/
Motlalehehi901/
Motlalehe891/
Motlaloha781/
Modlelehi781/
Motlhaloha743/
Mattila-Laiho551/
Madoy Alllahi551/

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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
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  • 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 Motlalehi
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