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 found most frequently in Lesotho. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Motopela.
How Common Is The Last Name Motopela? popularity and diffusion
Motopela is the 973,426th most widely held last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 27,396,789 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Motopela are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,187,323rd most commonly held given name internationally It is held by 24 people.
It is most widely held in Lesotho, where it is borne by 182 people, or 1 in 11,168. In Lesotho it is primarily concentrated in: Maseru District, where 65 percent are found, Mafeteng District, where 23 percent are found and Mohale's Hoek District, where 6 percent are found. Besides Lesotho this last name is found in one country. It also occurs in South Africa, where 32 percent are found.
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