Motlhanke Surname

156,154th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,805 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Botswana

Motlhanke Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Motlhanke Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2,3841:22,7262,887
Botswana4191:5,219811
England11:55,718,059489,080
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

Motlhanke (103) may also be a first name.

Motlhanke Last Name Facts

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

Motlhanke is carried by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Motlhanke.

How Common Is The Last Name Motlhanke? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 156,154th most commonly occurring family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,598,056 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Motlhanke live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 930,172nd most commonly occurring first name globally. It is borne by 103 people.

This surname is most numerous in South Africa, where it is borne by 2,384 people, or 1 in 22,726. In South Africa Motlhanke is most prevalent in: North West, where 53 percent are found, Northern Cape, where 21 percent are found and Free State, where 11 percent are found. Excluding South Africa Motlhanke is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Botswana, where 15 percent are found and England, where 0 percent are found.

Motlhanke Last Name Statistics demography

Motlhanke earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 57.93% less than the national average, earning R 99,972 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 Motlhanke
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