Motae Surname

2,091,648th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 81 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Motae Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Motae Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa391:1,389,17274,222
Lesotho271:75,2809,683
India91:85,229,487684,495
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

The alternate forms: Motaé (1) are calculated separately.

Motae (156) may also be a first name.

Motae Last Name Facts

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

Motae (Oriya: େମାଟାଏ) occurs more in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms: Motaé. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Motae? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,091,648th most frequent surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 89,969,703 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 83 percent of Motae are found; 81 percent are found in Southern Africa and 81 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 735,679th most commonly used forename globally It is held by 156 people.

The surname is most numerous in South Africa, where it is borne by 39 people, or 1 in 1,389,172. In South Africa Motae is most numerous in: Free State, where 38 percent live, Limpopo, where 26 percent live and North West, where 21 percent live. Outside of South Africa this surname exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in Lesotho, where 33 percent live and India, where 11 percent live.

Motae Last Name Statistics demography

Motae earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 67.21% less than the national average, earning R 77,928 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Motaé931/
Mothae912,325/
Motawe91716/
Motaye9155/
Motaes915/
Motaie913/
Motaee913/
Muotae912/
Moutae912/
Motaer911/
Motaey911/
Mottae911/
Moitae911/
Motawie83821/
Motaweh83347/
Motawee83336/
Moutaye83141/
Moutawe83130/
Mootaye8386/
Motayed8378/
Mostaed8330/
Mostaee835/
Moutaie835/
Mothahe834/
Motajie833/
Mottaez832/
Motajes832/
Moothae832/
Motajee831/
Motahet831/
Mottaer831/
Mottawe831/
Mothawe831/
Motahie831/
Motaieh831/
Mohtaje831/
Mothaye831/
Motau8019,893/
Motea802,051/
Motai802,037/
Motie801,786/
Motue801,505/
Motee801,158/
Motey801,026/
Motoa80817/
Motay80501/
Matae80486/
Motaa80342/
Motei80256/
Moteu80158/
Motye80150/
Motaj8061/
Motoe8017/
Metae8013/
Motej809/
Mojtahed771,604/
Mottahed7777/
Motahaye7722/
Moutaher7712/
Moutayet775/
Moustaje774/
Moutaweh774/
Mothahed771/
Moshtaer771/
Mojtahei771/
Moustaie771/
Mostayed771/
Mothawee771/
Motoya735,512/
Mothoa735,202/
Mottey733,198/
Moutai731,043/
Mothei73966/
Motiya73753/
Motoai73732/
Mothey73656/
Moutei73594/
Moutaa73562/
Mothay73497/
Moutie73491/
Motais73435/
Mothai73414/
Matahe73377/
Mothea73364/
Mottie73304/
Mottay73288/
Matawe73287/
Moitie73285/
Mohtaj73267/
Mottau73236/
Moitai73229/
Motajo73217/
Moutee73215/
Motayo73199/
Motahi73183/
Mothie73180/
Moteea73168/
Motiea73168/
Mothee73135/
Mottee73130/
Moteyo73124/
Mathae73123/
Mohtay73106/
Mataye73101/
Moteya7386/
Motooa7385/
Motheu7367/
Mottai7362/
Moteyi7359/
Mottei7354/
Motija7350/
Muotoe7350/
Mottoa7346/
Motaji7345/
Mootee7335/
Motoie7332/
Motayi7332/
Motaya7331/
Moitay7322/
Mootie7321/
Mataie7319/
Motteu7318/
Motiey7318/
Modtau7317/
Mojtay7316/
Motoua7316/
Motohe7313/
Motioa7313/
Mataae7312/
Motejo7311/
Motaai7311/
Motiie7310/
Mohtaa7310/
Mothau7310/
Mataee739/
Motaid739/
Madtae739/
Mataep739/
Motoye738/
Mothaa737/
Mootye737/
Mottea737/
Motuya737/
Moutau737/
Moteie736/
Mattae735/
Moutaj735/
Moutea735/
Mottaa734/
Mothaj734/
Methae734/
Motowe734/
Motoue734/
Mouteu734/
Motahu734/
Motuja733/
Motayy733/
Moetoe733/
Mothye733/
Moutoa733/
Motaju733/
Mottoe733/
Moutay733/
Muotue733/
Maetae733/
Motaoi733/
Meetae733/
Mostey732/
Moutoe732/
Moteia732/
Moteui732/
Moteus732/
Mothue732/
Mataje732/
Moteyu732/
Motoia732/
Mostoe731/
Mootey731/
Motaja731/
Mhatae731/
Mostai731/
Mostay731/
Mosteu731/
Moteyy731/
Motyya731/
Metahe731/
Mataez731/
Moitee731/
Mataea731/
Motuoa731/
Motyja731/
Motooe731/
Moteha731/
Moteja731/
Moteuh731/
Moteye731/
Mothej731/
Moutue731/
Moytay731/
Motaaa731/
Motaij731/
Motaip731/
Mostej731/
Moiteu731/
Moteai731/
Mgotye731/
Motaoa731/
Moitoe731/
Mootai731/
Mootaa731/
Mohtee731/
Moitau731/
Mottye731/
Motoay731/
Muotei731/
Muotey730/
Motoes730/
Moustahed7135/
Mojtaheed7111/
Mottahead711/
Mojtahedd711/
Mouchtaje711/
Motahayer711/
Mottais671,159/
Mouhtaj671,098/
Matahei67500/
Moothai67347/
Motthai67292/
Moithay67256/
Moutaux67226/
Mostaid67219/
Moutahi67204/
Mothais67198/
Mataeha67157/
Moittie67152/
Moutiya67137/
Moutaai67137/
Moutaud67126/
Moustey67113/
Motteux67108/
Motajji6794/
Moutaha6775/
Mouthai6770/
Motejat6767/
Mothiya6765/
Mohtahi6762/
Mooteea6755/
Mothuoa6750/
Mothowe6739/
Mahtaed6731/
Moithei6729/
Moutheu6727/
Motheyi6725/
Matthae6723/
Mosteit6722/
Motaiah6721/
Motheya6719/
Motheux6719/
Mathawe6718/
Mothiea6718/
Mostais6718/
Mosteid6716/
Moutoua6716/
Moutaya6715/
Motheea6715/
Mothuja6715/
Motaahi6712/
Motahjd6712/
Motajit6712/
Mouthey6711/
Mothayi6711/
Moothee6711/
Mostejo6710/
Moitaux6710/
Moithey6710/
Mothioa6710/
Mathaey679/
Matayes679/
Mostead679/
Matawee679/
Mothead679/
Mouttau679/
Matahae678/
Mohtaji677/
Mouthie677/
Motajad677/
Mothaya676/
Motijah676/
Matawie676/
Mothaji675/
Mathaie675/
Motheje675/
Mootaya675/
Mattaes674/
Mouteeh674/
Motayah674/
Mouteyi674/
Mahatae674/
Mattaae674/
Mataawe674/
Matayeh674/
Modthai674/
Moteith673/
Mathaye673/
Motiyat673/
Motayat673/
Matawet673/
Mmothai673/
Moijtie672/
Mastaes672/
Mohdtaj672/
Motheus672/
Moutayi672/
Moustai672/
Mahtaee672/
Mattahe672/
Madtahe672/
Motieie672/
Mothaja672/
Mothoja672/
Mottaya672/
Mottaja671/
Motteja671/
Mataets671/
Matagge671/
Mataheu671/
Matahwe671/
Matajee671/
Mathaee671/
Mhataye671/
Moothay671/
Moztoee671/
Moustoe671/
Mouteya671/
Moutoya671/
Moythee671/
Mostoya671/
Motaiph671/
Motijee671/
Motiyas671/
Motteus671/
Mouthee671/
Matajie671/
Mataies671/
Mattaey671/
Mottahi671/
Motteea671/
Motyjas671/
Moteeyi671/
Moteudz671/
Mothoai671/
Moutait671/
Mouteha671/
Mouteia671/
Mousteu671/
Moutaia671/
Motahayyer671/
Motaich671/
Mostheu671/
Mostahi671/
Mostaya671/
Mojteja671/
Mochtaj671/
Mataiee671/
Moudtie671/
Mattawe671/
Mattaye671/
Mathaje671/
Mottayi671/
Motthee671/
Moithai671/
Moohtee671/
Mouteus671/
Mottaih671/
Motuyah671/
Muotaja671/
Mataehe671/
Matahey671/
Matayee671/
Hmatahe671/
Mattaie670/
Moottey670/
Motieia670/

Motae Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Motae in the Oriya language
େମାଟାଏemata'e95.45
ମଟାଏmata'e1.52

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