Motupa Surname

317,700th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,179 people bear this surname

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

Motupa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Motupa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1,1751:46,1095,883
England21:27,859,030389,889
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Motupa (61) may also be a first name.

Motupa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Motupa occurs more in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Motupa? popularity and diffusion

The surname Motupa is the 317,700th most frequent surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 6,181,125 people. The last name Motupa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Motupa live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,257,960th most widespread given name globally It is held by 61 people.

This surname is most frequent in South Africa, where it is held by 1,175 people, or 1 in 46,109. In South Africa Motupa is most common in: Limpopo, where 65 percent reside, Gauteng, where 28 percent reside and Mpumalanga, where 4 percent reside. Without taking into account South Africa this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also found in England, where 0 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 0 percent reside.

Motupa Last Name Statistics demography

Motupa earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 43.39% less than the national average, earning R 134,520 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mothupa9271/
Motoupa9213/
Moutoupa8639/
Mutupa832,669/
Matupa832,030/
Motupe8329/
Metupa8328/
Motupi838/
Motipa833/
Motupo833/
Moutoupas8071/
Moythuppa803/
Moodthupa801/
Mothupioa801/
Mothupi7712,592/
Mathupa7773/
Motipay7758/
Mothupe7745/
Motipah7714/
Matuppa7710/
Mastupa775/
Metoupa774/
Matupah772/
Mutupha772/
Motoupo771/
Mutuupa771/
Mustupa771/
Mutupai771/
Mattupa771/
Madtupa771/
Mothipa771/
Mutupay771/
Matuipa771/
Matupat771/
Matupha771/
Mustupha71176/
Mathupha71125/
Mothuphi7120/
Mustaupa7118/
Mathupau717/
Muthuppa716/
Mattuppa716/
Mahtupah715/
Mashtupa714/
Muthupha713/
Mothupie712/
Mastupha711/
Musthupa711/
Mothupii711/
Matupaya711/
Matipa676,284/
Matupi672,623/
Mutupo67403/
Mutupe67332/
Matupe67133/
Mutupi6733/
Matupo6731/
Matupá676/
Metipa673/
Mustuphat671/
Mothutphi671/
Motipo671/
Mushtupha671/
Musthupha671/

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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 Motupa
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