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 last name Moetu (Hindi: मोेटू) occurs in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Moetu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Moetu is the 7,117,718th most commonly used family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. Moetu is mostly found in Africa, where 71 percent of Moetu are found; 57 percent are found in Southern Africa and 57 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Moetu is also the 778,371st most commonly occurring first name globally, borne by 141 people.

The last name is most numerous in South Africa, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 18,059,235. Aside from South Africa it is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Israel, where 29 percent live and Nigeria, where 14 percent live.

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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