Motsaathebe Surname

399,363rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 881 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Botswana

Motsaathebe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Motsaathebe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa7591:71,3808,895
Botswana1211:18,0743,590
England11:55,718,059489,080

Motsaathebe (141) may also be a first name.

Motsaathebe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Motsaathebe is most common in South Africa. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Motsaathebe? popularity and diffusion

The last name Motsaathebe is the 399,363rd most frequent family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 8,271,902 people. The last name Motsaathebe occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Motsaathebe are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Motsaathebe is also the 778,371st most prevalent forename internationally. It is borne by 141 people.

Motsaathebe is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is held by 759 people, or 1 in 71,380. In South Africa Motsaathebe is primarily found in: North West, where 55 percent reside, Gauteng, where 21 percent reside and Northern Cape, where 14 percent reside. Other than South Africa this last name occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Botswana, where 14 percent reside and England, where 0 percent reside.

Motsaathebe Last Name Statistics demography

Motsaathebe earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 46.06% less than the national average, earning R 128,184 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Motsathebe9548/
Motseathebe9165/
Motsaathabe918/
Motshathebe911/
Motsatebe901/
Moseathebe861/
Motsaathibi821/
Machathoibi554/
Macatywe5310/
Mezetebei502/
Mezetebey501/

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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 Motsaathebe
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