Motlhapi Surname

980,795th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 263 people bear this surname

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

Motlhapi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Motlhapi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2591:209,18022,201
Lesotho31:677,51919,546
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250

Motlhapi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Motlhapi is more commonly found in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Motlhapi? popularity and diffusion

The last name Motlhapi is the 980,795th most numerous family name globally It is held by around 1 in 27,709,300 people. The surname Motlhapi is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Motlhapi live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The surname is most widely held in South Africa, where it is held by 259 people, or 1 in 209,180. In South Africa it is most common in: North West, where 48 percent are found, Gauteng, where 27 percent are found and Limpopo, where 17 percent are found. Without taking into account South Africa Motlhapi is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Lesotho, where 1 percent are found and Botswana, where 0 percent are found.

Motlhapi Last Name Statistics demography

Motlhapi earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 58.15% less than the national average, earning R 99,444 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Motlahapi942/
Motlapi9338/
Motlhape8876/
Motlhopi8849/
Matlhapi8812/
Metlhapi8811/
Mothlapi882/
Molapi861,243/
Motlhophi8219/
Motlhaepe8210/
Matlhapii821/
Molapiy80957/
Mohlapi80346/
Motlopi80157/
Motlapa8099/
Motlape8011/
Molapie8011/
Molapai809/
Matlapi804/
Molaupi802/
Molaphi801/
Molappi801/
Moliapi801/
Matlhape75622/
Matlhapa75302/
Metlhape75172/
Motlhope7557/
Motlopoi7522/
Mohlaphi756/
Mothlape755/
Motlaupa753/
Mothlopi752/
Mathlapi752/
Moulapit751/
Methlapi751/
Molopi71697/
Malapi71636/
Motlhophe71101/
Molape714/
Molapa713/
Mothlophi711/
Metlahape711/
Moolaphai711/
Malapit674,019/
Mohlape671,247/
Mohlopi67452/
Matlape67398/
Matlapa6794/
Mallapi6723/
Matlopi6722/
Malapis6716/
Malaphi6713/
Moliape6711/
Molopai678/
Metlape677/
Mahlapi675/
Malapie673/
Mollopi672/
Molapoa672/
Meulapi672/
Moohlaphai671/
Molaphy671/
Malhapa671/
Motlopa671/
Motlepe671/
Molappa671/
Malahpi671/
Malapei671/
Malapiy671/
Mollape671/
Molyapa671/
'Molopi671/
Moulaipaid671/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Motlhapi
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