Motaga Surname
Approximately 22 people bear this surname
Motaga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 21 | 1:388,272 | 50,829 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
Motaga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Motaga Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Motaga (Marathi: मोटगा) is more commonly found in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Motaga click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Motaga? popularity and diffusion
The last name Motaga is the 4,206,983rd most frequently held last name globally, borne by around 1 in 331,252,087 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 95 percent of Motaga reside; 95 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 95 percent reside in Papuan Oceania.
This surname is most frequent in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 21 people, or 1 in 388,272. In Papua New Guinea it is mostly concentrated in: Eastern Highlands, where 100 percent are found. Other than Papua New Guinea this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in India, where 5 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Motaga Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Motaga in the Marathi language | ||
| मोटगा | motaga | - |
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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 Motaga
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