Motlepa Surname

2,020,555th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 86 people bear this surname

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

Motlepa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Motlepa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa841:644,97347,754
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Motlepa Last Name Facts

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

Motlepa is found in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Motlepa? popularity and diffusion

Motlepa is the 2,020,555th most common surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 84,738,906 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Motlepa live; 99 percent live in Southern Africa and 99 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

It is most frequently used in South Africa, where it is borne by 84 people, or 1 in 644,973. In South Africa Motlepa is most common in: Gauteng, where 73 percent reside and Limpopo, where 27 percent reside. Aside from South Africa this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Iran, where 1 percent reside and Zambia, where 1 percent reside.

Motlepa Last Name Statistics demography

Motlepa earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 28.32% less than the national average, earning R 170,340 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Molepa92177/
Motlapa8699/
Molepha8633/
Moulepa8615/
Motlepo861/
Motlepe861/
Motlopa861/
Molpa8351/
Mmatlepa802/
Molleapa801/
Molepo7715,119/
Malepa772,637/
Molipa77522/
Molpha7712/
Moolpa775/
Molpas771/
Molpai771/
Moolepatt751/
Matlepe71165/
Molipay71114/
Matlapa7194/
Maleppa7125/
Matlopa719/
Molipat717/
Maleapa715/
Moolpai714/
Maulepa713/
Malepha712/
Motlapo712/
Maliepa711/
Moolpat711/
Molipha711/
Molepho711/
Malepat711/
Malepas711/
Malepah711/
Malepai711/
Molepou711/
Molpass710/
Malpa67906/
Matlhapa67302/
Maleepat67124/
Mahalepa6777/
Maleappa6732/
Motlhapo6722/
Motlopoi6722/
Malleppa6720/
Matlhopa671/
Mallepat671/
Mallepah671/
Malhepha671/
Mothlipi671/
Mustlpha671/
Molpo671/
Mosilpha671/
Moitlopo671/

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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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  • 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 Motlepa
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