Motolwana Surname

889,654th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 302 people bear this surname

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

Motolwana Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Motolwana Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2991:181,19619,872
England21:27,859,030389,889
Iceland11:380,09011,096

Motolwana Last Name Facts

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

The surname Motolwana is more commonly found in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Motolwana? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 889,654th most frequently held last name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 24,130,947 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Motolwana are found; 99 percent are found in Southern Africa and 99 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

Motolwana is most frequent in South Africa, where it is carried by 299 people, or 1 in 181,196. In South Africa it is mostly concentrated in: Eastern Cape, where 59 percent live, Western Cape, where 24 percent live and Gauteng, where 12 percent live. Excluding South Africa this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in England, where 1 percent live and Iceland, where 0 percent live.

Motolwana Last Name Statistics demography

Motolwana earn notably more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 20.84% more than the national average, earning R 287,172 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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Motolwana
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