Motofo Surname
Approximately 46 people bear this surname
Motofo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 25 | 1:2,167,108 | 94,352 |
| Lesotho | 21 | 1:96,788 | 10,857 |
Motofo Demographics
Average Motofo Salary in
South Africa
R 55,644
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Motofo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Motofo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Motofo occurs most in South Africa. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Motofo? popularity and diffusion
Motofo is the 2,876,555th most prevalent surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 158,424,911 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Motofo are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
The surname is most prevalent in South Africa, where it is borne by 25 people, or 1 in 2,167,108. In South Africa it is most numerous in: Free State, where 80 percent live, Gauteng, where 8 percent live and Eastern Cape, where 4 percent live. Not including South Africa Motofo is found in one country. It is also found in Lesotho, where 46 percent live.
Motofo Last Name Statistics demography
Motofo earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 76.58% less than the national average, earning R 55,644 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mothofo | 92 | 103 | / |
| Mostofo | 92 | 26 | / |
| Motofa | 83 | 11 | / |
| Matofo | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mostofa | 77 | 53,328 | / |
| Mustofo | 77 | 6 | / |
| Mostafo | 77 | 2 | / |
| Motoffa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Moztofa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mathofo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Moostofa | 71 | 21 | / |
| Mostoffa | 71 | 8 | / |
| Moutefou | 71 | 4 | / |
| Mostafou | 71 | 4 | / |
| Moustofa | 71 | 2 | / |
| Moutafos | 71 | 2 | / |
| Moutafou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mothopho | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mostafos | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mosstofa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mostofha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Moustafo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Moshtofa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Moustoifa | 67 | 1,180 | / |
| Motafa | 67 | 229 | / |
| Motefa | 67 | 89 | / |
| Metafo | 67 | 61 | / |
| Mutofa | 67 | 53 | / |
| Matefo | 67 | 30 | / |
| Matafo | 67 | 28 | / |
| Matofa | 67 | 27 | / |
| Metefo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Metofa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mutafo | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Motofo
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