Motlejoa Surname

1,637,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 122 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Motlejoa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Motlejoa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho1091:18,6473,949
South Africa131:4,167,516132,322

Motlejoa (170) may also be a first name.

Motlejoa Last Name Facts

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

Motlejoa has its highest incidence in Lesotho. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Motlejoa.

How Common Is The Last Name Motlejoa? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,637,889th most frequent family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 59,733,983 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Motlejoa reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Motlejoa is also the 701,320th most commonly used first name at a global level. It is borne by 170 people.

The last name is most common in Lesotho, where it is carried by 109 people, or 1 in 18,647. In Lesotho it is mostly found in: Maseru District, where 54 percent reside, Qacha's Nek District, where 11 percent reside and Mohale's Hoek District, where 9 percent reside. Aside from Lesotho this surname exists in one country. It also occurs in South Africa, where 11 percent reside.

Motlejoa Last Name Statistics demography

Motlejoa earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 57.43% less than the national average, earning R 101,172 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Motleo862/
Moutlej801/
Motlheo801/
Mothlej801/
Motlajha752/
Matlea713/
Matleo711/
Motlie711/
Matlija6744/
Mhatlea671/
Motliha671/
Motellie631/
Motellier5926/
Matlie573/
Moutillier5610/
Matliah5330/
Mutliah5310/
Mutliha536/
Mastlie531/
Matlier530/
Mattlie530/
Mutlihah506/
Matlhias504/
MacHtlie500/

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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 Motlejoa
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