Motlohela Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Motlohela Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Motlohela Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho71:290,36515,938
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613

Motlohela (39) may also be a first name.

Motlohela Last Name Facts

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

Motlohela is more commonly found in Lesotho than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Motlohela? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 6,360,413th most widely held last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Motlohela live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,637,361st most prevalent first name worldwide, held by 39 people.

The last name Motlohela is most widely held in Lesotho, where it is carried by 7 people, or 1 in 290,365. In Lesotho Motlohela is primarily found in: Berea District, where 43 percent live, Leribe District, where 14 percent live and Maseru District, where 14 percent live. Not including Lesotho it occurs in one country. It also occurs in South Africa, where 22 percent live.

Motlohela Last Name Statistics demography

Motlohela earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 54.59% less than the national average, earning R 107,916 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Motloela941/
Motlooela894/
Motloeela891/
Matlohela891/
Motlhaela891/
Matlhohela8416/
Mathlohela841/
Matlhahela748/
Mathlahela741/
Matlaela7156/
Mathlaela6728/

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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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  • 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 Motlohela
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