Motheo Forename

185,537th
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 1,713 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Botswana

Motheo Forename User-submission:

The name Motheo means 'foundation' in Setswana. It is usually given to the first born son in hopes for more children to come.

Motheo Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa
77%
 
7411:73,5936,639
Botswana
89%
 
6441:3,392598
Lesotho
99%
 
3131:6,518974
England-91:6,178,10252,254
Brazil-21:107,118,077571,487
Germany-11:96,677,87695,912
Norway-11:5,132,32937,513
Philippines
100%
11:106,009,477690,015
Saudi Arabia-11:30,812,56527,537

Motheo (943) may also be a surname.

Motheo Forename Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The name Motheo means 'foundation' in Setswana. It is usually given to the first born son in hopes for more children to come.

- karabo_tikoe

Motheo Forename Popularity

Phonetically Similar Names

ForenameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Motheho9216/
Motheoa923/
Moitheo921/
Moteo9147/
Matheo832,993/
Mutheo83145/
Metheo8347/
Mothea8336/
Mothio836/
Moteho832/
Motiho832/
Mosteo831/
Mouteo831/
Moteos831/
Moiteo831/
Matheos772,981/
Mattheo7788/
Mmatheo7710/
Mathieo777/
'Matheo773/
Matheou773/
Matheoz773/
Motheea773/
Matheho773/
Motihou772/
Mouthio772/
Mathteo771/
Mouthea771/
Motheha771/
Motjhoa771/
Mmotjho771/
Mastheo771/
Matheoa771/
Mateo73191,950/
Motio73546/
Motea73143/
Meteo73115/
Motyo7343/
Muteo736/
Motjo734/
Mattheos71528/
Matheous7152/
Mothijoa7120/
Matheooa716/
Mattheou713/
Mathieho713/
Moutihou712/
Matheoud711/
Matthieo711/
Mothijoo711/
Matteo67163,483/
Mateos672,353/
Mathea67888/
Muthio67227/
Mothya67183/
Mathio67146/
Motiah67137/
Matieo67114/
Moutio6749/
Mathéo6736/
Methjo6730/
Mothia6724/
Methyo6721/
Motiea6718/
Mottio6714/
Mathyo6713/
Methio679/
Moutea678/
Metteo678/
Motjea678/
Mateoz677/
'Matheoha677/
Moteaa676/
Motiha675/
Mateeo674/
Moteha674/
Moteea674/
Mote'a674/
Moteah672/
Musteo672/
Mat'theos672/
Mateoo672/
Mattheous672/
Mutieo672/
Mateou672/
Motyoa671/
Moytio671/
Moitea671/
Moitio671/
Mahteo671/
Meteou671/
Moutyo671/
Masteo671/
Maateo671/
Mehteo671/
Matheaous671/
Moetjo671/
Mmateo671/
Motjha671/

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Footnotes

  • First names are taken from the first part of an person's personal name. That is, not their inherited name(s), i.e. their surname(s). The first name includes particles, but not middle names
  • Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
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  • 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 Motheo