Motshambe Surname

4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16 people bear this surname

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

Motshambe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Motshambe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa161:3,386,106119,139

Motshambe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Motshambe is carried by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Motshambe? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 4,908,606th most frequently occurring last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 455,471,620 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Motshambe reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

This last name is most widespread in South Africa, where it is carried by 16 people, or 1 in 3,386,106. In South Africa Motshambe is most common in: North West, where 50 percent reside, Limpopo, where 38 percent reside and Free State, where 6 percent reside.

Motshambe Last Name Statistics demography

Motshambe earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 87.87% less than the national average, earning R 28,836 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
  • 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 Motshambe
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