Moetu Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Israel

Moetu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Moetu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Moetu (141) may also be a first name.

Moetu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Moetu (Hindi: मोेटू) is most common in South Africa. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Moetu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 7,117,718th most frequently used last name internationally, held by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 71 percent of Moetu reside; 57 percent reside in Southern Africa and 57 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Moetu is also the 778,371st most prevalent forename worldwide. It is borne by 141 people.

The last name Moetu is most commonly occurring in South Africa, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 18,059,235. Excluding South Africa it occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Israel, where 29 percent are found and Nigeria, where 14 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Moetus9119/
Moethu912/
Mowetu911/
Moetou911/
Metu898,164/
Motu895,420/
Mohetau8321/
Moettus833/
Moestus833/
Moyyetu831/
Mouetou831/
Motau8019,893/
Mettu8013,412/
Methu804,277/
Muetu801,245/
Mottu80799/
Metui80678/
Mothu80588/
Mhetu80246/
Mootu80206/
Metuh80177/
Moteu80158/
Meteu80129/
Motou8084/
Moutu8069/
Motui8052/
Meetu8036/
Mmetu8027/
Mehtu8022/
Maetu8018/
Mohtu8015/
Metuy8013/
Meatu808/
Mietu808/
Motuh806/
Moitu806/
Meutu806/
Metuj805/
Mmotu803/
Meytu801/
Meitu801/
Metau801/
Motuu801/
Mouetaux7752/
Mouyetou772/
Maouetou771/
Mouietou771/
Moutou736,631/
Maeztu73508/
Metohu73360/
Mahetu73358/
Mottau73236/
Meitus73128/
Motheu7367/
Muethu7342/
Maietu7336/
Mettau7335/
Meytus7332/
Mayetu7327/
Mehatu7325/
Mawetu7325/
Maetau7324/
Moitui7321/
Mohutu7321/
Moitus7321/
Motteu7318/
Meyatu7318/
Modtau7317/
Moythu7316/
Metthu7313/
Mottou7313/
Meythu7312/
Meethu7312/
Moothu7312/
Meiteu7312/
Mothau7310/
Mouthu739/
Moithu739/
Metheu739/
Majotu738/
Methau737/
Moutau737/
Mmethu737/
Myethu735/
Metouh735/
Meetou735/
Mothou734/
Mouteu734/
Motahu734/
Majetu733/
Meettu733/
Moottu733/
Mehtau733/
Moetoe733/
Moutui733/
Methuy732/
Muoitu732/
Meathu732/
Meteuh732/
Methui732/
Mietau732/
Meuttu731/
Meithu731/
Moutup731/
Mothuu731/
Mohitu731/
M'Metu731/
Meetuh731/
Motouh731/
Moteuh731/
Metteu731/
Mootou731/
Moiteu731/
Muyotu731/
Muyetu731/
Moutuh731/
Miyetu731/
Moitau731/
Meitui731/
Matu6714,918/
Mutu6714,546/
Mouthuy67405/
Mojatau67353/
Moutout67340/
Moutaux67226/
Moutoux67222/
Moustou67149/
Moutouh67145/
Moutaud67126/
Mouttou6792/
Moutous6780/
Moystus6772/
Mouthou6764/
Maiotui6747/
Meththu6741/
Mahetau6740/
Moistus6734/
Moutheu6727/
Mawethu6726/
Maestud6721/
Moyatau6718/
Moitaux6710/
Mouttau679/
Meyathu678/
Mahethu675/
Mehatau674/
Majothu674/
Meihetu672/
Moutoud672/
Mahwetu671/
Mhayetu671/
Moththu671/
Maetaus671/
Mouitou671/
Moutoup671/
Moushtu671/
Mousteu671/
Moyatou671/
Moothou671/
Mojituh671/
Mejtusz671/
Maestuz671/
Mayethu671/
Mettouh671/
Maihetu671/
Mouteus671/
Meathus670/

Moetu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Moetu in the Hindi language
मोेटूmoetu-

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Footnotes

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