Motaba Surname
Approximately 1,171 people bear this surname
Motaba Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lesotho | 1,003 | 1:2,026 | 237 |
| India | 74 | 1:10,365,748 | 197,751 |
| South Africa | 42 | 1:1,289,945 | 71,309 |
| DR Congo | 41 | 1:1,801,941 | 95,514 |
| Congo | 9 | 1:554,344 | 12,633 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
Motaba (113) may also be a first name.
Motaba Demographics
Average Motaba Salary in
South Africa
R 155,076
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Motaba Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Motaba Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Motaba (Hindi: मोताबा, Marathi: मोतबा) is more commonly found in Lesotho than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Motaba? popularity and diffusion
The surname Motaba is the 319,360th most prevalent family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 6,223,353 people. Motaba occurs mostly in Africa, where 94 percent of Motaba are found; 89 percent are found in Southern Africa and 89 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Motaba is also the 881,625th most widespread forename worldwide, held by 113 people.
It is most frequently used in Lesotho, where it is borne by 1,003 people, or 1 in 2,026. In Lesotho Motaba is most numerous in: Mafeteng District, where 29 percent reside, Maseru District, where 28 percent reside and Leribe District, where 16 percent reside. Aside from Lesotho it is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in India, where 6 percent reside and South Africa, where 4 percent reside.
Motaba Last Name Statistics demography
Motaba earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 34.74% less than the national average, earning R 155,076 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Motaba Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Motaba in the Hindi language | ||
| मोताबा | motaba | - |
| Motaba in the Marathi language | ||
| मोतबा | motaba | 94.96 |
| मोताबा | motaba | 3.36 |
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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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- 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 Motaba
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