Motlhake Surname

315,094th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,191 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Botswana

Motlhake Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Motlhake Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1,1371:47,6506,070
Botswana501:43,7398,388
England21:27,859,030389,889
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Motlhake (64) may also be a first name.

Motlhake Last Name Facts

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

The surname Motlhake occurs in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Motlhake? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 315,094th most frequently occurring surname internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 6,118,846 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Motlhake live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,223,525th most numerous first name globally. It is borne by 64 people.

The surname Motlhake is most commonly held in South Africa, where it is carried by 1,137 people, or 1 in 47,650. In South Africa Motlhake is mostly concentrated in: Gauteng, where 40 percent are found, North West, where 33 percent are found and Limpopo, where 20 percent are found. Without taking into account South Africa this last name occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Botswana, where 4 percent are found and England, where 0 percent are found.

Motlhake Last Name Statistics demography

Motlhake earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 34.75% less than the national average, earning R 155,052 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Motlahake941/
Motlake9375/
Matlhake88463/
Motlhaka88128/
Mothlake8833/
Motlhoke885/
Motlhaki881/
Motlaker881/
Motlaake881/
Motlhacki821/
Mott'lake821/
Matlake8092/
Motleke8037/
Motlaka8015/
Motlaki805/
Motloke805/
Motlhoki751,615/
Mathlake75138/
Motlhoka7528/
Mothlaka7527/
Matlhaka7520/
Matlhoke751/
Matlaake751/
Mmatlake751/
Motlhokoa7147/
Moitlhoki7119/
Motlhacoi7117/
Matlhakui711/
Matlhakuy711/
Motlhachi711/
Matlaka6775/
Matleke6757/
Motloki6725/
Matlaki6715/
Motloka672/
Motleki671/
Matloke671/
Metleke670/

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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 Motlhake
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