Motopa Surname

2,635,433rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 54 people bear this surname

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

Motopa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Motopa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa491:1,105,66765,349
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406

Motopa (30) may also be a first name.

Motopa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Motopa is found most frequently in South Africa. It may be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Motopa.

How Common Is The Last Name Motopa? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,635,433rd most commonly occurring surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 134,954,554 people. The surname Motopa is predominantly found in Africa, where 93 percent of Motopa are found; 91 percent are found in Southern Africa and 91 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Motopa is also the 1,911,214th most prevalent first name on earth, borne by 30 people.

The last name Motopa is most frequent in South Africa, where it is carried by 49 people, or 1 in 1,105,667. In South Africa it is mostly found in: Gauteng, where 71 percent reside, KwaZulu-Natal, where 16 percent reside and Limpopo, where 6 percent reside. Apart from South Africa this surname occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 7 percent reside and Cameroon, where 2 percent reside.

Motopa Last Name Statistics demography

Motopa earn notably less less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 18.97% less than the national average, earning R 192,564 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mothopa92249/
Motoupa9213/
Mostopa928/
Motuopa921/
Moutoupa8639/
Mothopha861/
Mostopha861/
Mutopa83943/
Motopi83676/
Motepa83596/
Matopa83177/
Metopa83123/
Motopo8340/
Motapa8333/
Motope8325/
Moutoupas8071/
Moustopha802/
Mustopa7722,576/
Mathopa771,376/
Mothopi77636/
Mothapa77446/
Mostapa77295/
Mothope7730/
Motopos7725/
Motappa7716/
Mastopa7714/
Matopai7713/
Mothopo775/
Metoupa774/
Mutopha773/
Mudtopa773/
Maetopa772/
Matopha771/
Mottapa771/
Motopod771/
Mothepa771/
Methopa771/
Muthopa771/
Motapha771/
Moutapa771/
Motoupo771/
Motopoh771/
Moustoipha751/
Mostapha713,455/
Musthopa71345/
Mustopha71305/
Moutapha71205/
Mouttapa7193/
Moustapa7127/
Mustopfa718/
Mosthapa717/
Mothapha713/
Mothophi712/
Mustoppa712/
Mostapfa711/
Modtepha711/
Mothopho711/
Mohthapa711/
Mustopaj711/
Moustapha67100,819/
Matope6716,098/
Matapa672,352/
Mutapa671,684/
Mutopo671,112/
Matepa671,088/
Mutope67480/
Matopi67273/
Matopo67102/
Motapo6747/
Moustapah6728/
Mustopash6725/
Mosstapha6720/
Moustahpa6716/
Mouttappa6712/
Motapi6710/
Mosthapha677/
Mutopi676/
Metapa675/
Moostapha675/
Motape674/
Motepo673/
Metepa673/
Moistapha672/
Mossthapa671/
Mostatpha671/
Muostapha671/
Mostahpha671/
Matopá671/
Moudtapha671/
Moutaspha671/
Mouthapha671/
Moustäpha671/
Mmoutapha671/
Mustophat671/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Motopa
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis