Motshepe Surname

591,720th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 527 people bear this surname

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

Motshepe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Motshepe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa5251:103,19612,480
England11:55,718,059489,080
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Motshepe (27) may also be a first name.

Motshepe Last Name Facts

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

Motshepe is more frequently found in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Motshepe? popularity and diffusion

The surname Motshepe is the 591,720th most numerous family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 13,828,360 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Motshepe live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Motshepe is also the 2,036,353rd most frequently held first name worldwide, held by 27 people.

It is most widely held in South Africa, where it is carried by 525 people, or 1 in 103,196. In South Africa Motshepe is primarily concentrated in: Gauteng, where 32 percent live, North West, where 25 percent live and Free State, where 18 percent live. Besides South Africa this last name occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in England, where 0 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.

Motshepe Last Name Statistics demography

Motshepe 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
Motshephe9428/
Moitshepe941/
Motsepe939,945/
Mots'epe88158/
Matshepe8849/
Motshepa8845/
Mot'sepe8827/
Motsepei8811/
Motshepi882/
Motseepe881/
Metshepe881/
Mothsepe881/
Motchepe881/
Mosepe86206/
Moitshepi82187/
Mots'epei828/
Matshephe824/
Moetshepi821/
Matsepe804,832/
Motsepa801,716/
Motsipe80177/
Mosheev8031/
Moshepi8028/
Motsape8026/
Motsope8024/
Motšepe8013/
Motsepi8010/
Mashepe805/
Moshipe803/
Motseev801/
Motsépe801/
Mutsepe801/
Moitshephi7839/
Mosep77132/
Motshopi75150/
Motsephe7564/
Motshipi7562/
Mutshipe7537/
Mots'epa7533/
Moitsepi7525/
Moshephi7517/
Moscheev7513/
Motsephi758/
Moisheev755/
Motshapi755/
Matshepa754/
Motshipa754/
Mohtseeb751/
Mats'epe751/
M'Ossepe751/
Mot'sepa751/
Moetsape751/
Matshape751/
Matshipe751/
Motsepha751/
Moseev712,042/
Moshev711,093/
Masepe71514/
Motshophi7178/
Mosepi7152/
Motsev7137/
Moseph7125/
Mosipe7122/
Mosepa7119/
Mots'ephe7116/
Mossep719/
Matsep718/
Mosesp715/
Moseeb714/
Mozepe714/
Mashep712/
Motshipay711/
Mosheb711/
Mot'sephe711/
Moits'epi711/
Mochep711/
'Mots'epa711/
Matshephi711/
Moitsehpi711/
Mohsep711/
Moiseev6757,756/
Moyseev673,650/
Motsapi672,786/
Matsepa67801/
Matsipe67537/
Mashipe67469/
Matsape67342/
Mashepa67140/
Machepe67120/
Motsipa67119/
Massepe67105/
Motsopi6794/
Masheev6776/
Mosephe6744/
Matseev6737/
Muchepe6728/
Moschev6722/
Motchev6719/
Motsipi6715/
Masheeb678/
Mojseev677/
Moishev675/
Mocheev673/
Mohtseb673/
Moshipi673/
Mosepha673/
Mosceev672/
Matsope672/
Mosheab671/
Matchep671/
Mottsev671/
Motšepa671/
Mouchep671/
Moussep671/
Metsope671/
Mooshev671/
Modzepe671/
Matzepe671/
Moochep671/

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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
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  • 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 Motshepe
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