Motopela Surname
Approximately 266 people bear this surname
Motopela Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lesotho | 182 | 1:11,168 | 2,518 |
| South Africa | 84 | 1:644,973 | 47,754 |
Motopela (24) may also be a first name.
Motopela Demographics
Average Motopela Salary in
South Africa
R 114,936
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Motopela Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Motopela Come From? nationality or country of origin
Motopela is more frequently found in Lesotho than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Motopela? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 973,426th most frequently used surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 27,396,789 people. The last name Motopela is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Motopela live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Motopela is also the 2,187,323rd most frequent first name at a global level. It is borne by 24 people.
This surname is most commonly held in Lesotho, where it is held by 182 people, or 1 in 11,168. In Lesotho Motopela is most numerous in: Maseru District, where 65 percent reside, Mafeteng District, where 23 percent reside and Mohale's Hoek District, where 6 percent reside. Apart from Lesotho it exists in one country. It is also found in South Africa, where 32 percent reside.
Motopela Last Name Statistics demography
Motopela earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 51.63% less than the national average, earning R 114,936 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mothopela | 94 | 32 | / |
| Mothophela | 89 | 1 | / |
| Motopele | 88 | 35 | / |
| Matopela | 88 | 8 | / |
| Motopelo | 88 | 4 | / |
| Mutopela | 88 | 4 | / |
| Motapela | 88 | 3 | / |
| Mathopela | 82 | 77 | / |
| Mothopele | 82 | 1 | / |
| Moetapela | 82 | 1 | / |
| Motapola | 75 | 64 | / |
| Matapela | 75 | 9 | / |
| Motapelo | 75 | 6 | / |
| Matepela | 75 | 5 | / |
| Motapele | 75 | 1 | / |
| Moetapele | 71 | 289 | / |
| Mathapela | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mothapele | 71 | 1 | / |
| Matopalaj | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mothapeli | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mattepela | 71 | 1 | / |
| Moithapelo | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mathaphela | 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 Motopela
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis