Motabo Surname

536,164th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 601 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Motabo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Motabo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1831:296,05328,632
Kenya1681:274,88018,068
Cameroon1211:171,64518,315
Lesotho1211:16,7983,604
Tanzania51:10,588,32375,430
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Motabo (179) may also be a first name.

Motabo Last Name Facts

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

Motabo (Hindi: मोताबो) occurs most in South Africa. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Motabo click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Motabo? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 536,164th most prevalent family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 12,125,700 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Motabo are found; 51 percent are found in Southern Africa and 51 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Motabo is also the 681,368th most frequently held first name globally It is held by 179 people.

The last name Motabo is most numerous in South Africa, where it is borne by 183 people, or 1 in 296,053. In South Africa it is most prevalent in: Gauteng, where 54 percent reside, Limpopo, where 43 percent reside and Free State, where 2 percent reside. Other than South Africa this surname exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 28 percent reside and Cameroon, where 20 percent reside.

Motabo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Motabo earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 29.25% less than the national average, earning R 168,132 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Motabou9239/
Motaboo9222/
Mothabo922/
Motabho921/
Moteabo921/
'Motabo921/
Motabhoy8615/
Motabouh8612/
Moustabo861/
Mojtabou861/
Motaba831,171/
Motebo83272/
Matabo83158/
Motobo83107/
Metabo8376/
Mutabo8311/
Motavo836/
Motawo835/
Mothabhoy8010/
Mottabhoy805/
Mojtaba776,201/
Mataboo77549/
Matabos77132/
Mothaba77130/
Moitobo77127/
Motoubo7788/
Muthabo7767/
Mataboh7762/
Mathabo7751/
Motabah7739/
Motabat7729/
Mothebo7718/
Moutaba7711/
Matabou775/
Mostaba773/
Mataboy773/
Metabou773/
Matabho772/
Mohtaba772/
Mothobo772/
Moutobo772/
Motobot772/
Mutabho771/
Mataabo771/
Maetabo771/
Maatabo771/
Motobou771/
Moztaba771/
Motabad771/
Mostavo771/
Meteabo771/
Mahtabo771/
Motampo771/
Matabooe71434/
Mostavoy7120/
Matabooa7111/
Moustaba7110/
'Mathabo718/
Mutabout716/
Mottabad715/
Masthabo715/
Mochtaba713/
Mmathabo712/
Mahatabo711/
Mastaboi711/
Moutahba711/
Matabodh711/
Matabooh711/
Matabous711/
Moustahabou711/
Moutaiba711/
Mouztaba711/
Motabhau711/
Motawood711/
Motawous711/
Mootajuo711/
Mmuthabo711/
Moshtaba711/
Mataboch711/
Mataba677,149/
Mutaba673,908/
Motova671,853/
Matobo671,581/
Motawa671,430/
Mutobo671,322/
Metobo67740/
Matebo67667/
Motoba67243/
Matavo67195/
Mahtabood67139/
Matawo67133/
Mouchtaba6764/
Moteba6757/
Motowa6734/
Mahtaboud6727/
Motava6714/
Moutoubou6714/
Metaba6711/
Mutavo678/
Motowo674/
Motovo672/
Mojtaba'e671/

Motabo Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Motabo in the Hindi language
मोताबोmotabo-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Motabo
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