Motala Surname

96,143rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,948 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Mauritius

Motala Surname User-submission:

A South African surname. It's possible meaning is 'hunter'.

Motala Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa3,6561:14,8191,863
England3161:176,32316,023
India2561:2,996,34989,863
Mauritius1411:9,1731,947
Canada1331:277,03525,971
United States961:3,775,614208,022
France831:800,27496,515
DR Congo821:900,97060,382
Lesotho481:42,3457,084
Zimbabwe211:735,15452,165
Pakistan211:8,506,85244,204
Botswana171:128,64318,229
Malaysia121:2,457,85295,442
Nigeria81:22,142,845310,552
Philippines61:16,873,037249,062
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Trinidad and Tobago21:681,98817,017
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Panama21:1,956,12915,285
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Grenada11:108,5351,793

Motala (400) may also be a first name.

Motala Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

A South African surname. It's possible meaning is 'hunter'.

- mmotala

Motala Last Name Facts

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

Motala (Georgian: მოტალა, Hindi: मोटला, Marathi: मोटला, Oriya: େମାଟଲା) is most common in South Africa. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Motala.

How Common Is The Last Name Motala? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 96,143rd most widespread family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,472,827 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 81 percent of Motala live; 79 percent live in Southern Africa and 76 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 431,593rd most commonly used forename worldwide, borne by 400 people.

This last name is most widespread in South Africa, where it is carried by 3,656 people, or 1 in 14,819. In South Africa Motala is most frequent in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 50 percent are found, Gauteng, where 21 percent are found and Limpopo, where 18 percent are found. Not including South Africa this surname occurs in 38 countries. It also occurs in England, where 6 percent are found and India, where 5 percent are found.

Motala Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Motala last name are 32.48% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 85.71% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Motala earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 7.04% more than the national average, earning R 254,364 per year; in United States they earn 26.43% more than the national average, earning $54,552 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.47% less than the national average, earning $43,486 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mothala92323/
Moutala92277/
Motalla92110/
Mottala9285/
Mootala9228/
Motalay9226/
Modtala9222/
Mostala9212/
Moetala928/
Motalai927/
Motalah924/
Motalas924/
Motalau923/
Motalia922/
Motaloa921/
Motalya921/
Motaula921/
Muotala921/
Motalat921/
Moitala921/
Mothalla8651/
Moutalla8618/
Moitaula8612/
Mothalay866/
Mostalla866/
Mouthala865/
Motailah865/
Moustala864/
Mottalla862/
Mothaala861/
Modthala861/
Motallah861/
Moutalay861/
Moutalia861/
Mouytala861/
Motalais861/
Mottalah860/
Matala8317,560/
Mutala8316,919/
Motale837,079/
Motola831,286/
Motela831,248/
Metala83720/
Motała83441/
Motali83266/
Motalo83185/
Motaly8319/
Mothailay806/
Motaillah805/
Mouthalay803/
Mothaloha801/
Mouttalia801/
Mottola779,859/
Matalla777,676/
Mutalya772,373/
Mathala772,337/
Mataula772,246/
Maatala771,829/
Metalay771,508/
Metalia771,141/
Muthala771,066/
Mustala77998/
Madtala77885/
Metalla77800/
Matalia77601/
Motolla77552/
Moutali77478/
Matalau77402/
Mettala77357/
Muttala77337/
Matalay77319/
Moutaly77318/
Motauli77318/
Motalli77290/
Mastala77267/
Mutaila77242/
Mattala77220/
Matalas77199/
Motailo77179/
Mothale77156/
Mataila77151/
Motaliy77149/
Maetala77140/
Mahtala77139/
Mothola77118/
Mataela77117/
Methala77113/
Motaylo77104/
Mehtala77100/
Moutale7792/
Matalai7787/
Mutalla7785/
Metalai7779/
Motelay7769/
Motalep7765/
Motaali7763/
Mataala7762/
Moutola7755/
Mutalia7747/
Mottale7739/
Mutaala7736/
Matalah7734/
Motolai7731/
Muitala7727/
Mutalay7726/
Mostali7722/
Motales7721/
Moetela7721/
Mautala7718/
Matalya7716/
Motalei7715/
Mutalah7714/
Matalaa7712/
Motalee7712/
Medtala7711/
Mothali7711/
Mutalap7711/
Motalip779/
Mottela778/
Mutalai777/
Muytala776/
Motolas776/
Mothela776/
Metalya775/
Mostola775/
Motalhe774/
Motelaâ774/
Metalau774/
Motaloi774/
Matalea774/
Mataloa774/
Metalha774/
Modtela773/
Meetala773/
Meteala773/
Moteali773/
Matayla772/
Motaled772/
Motalle772/
Matalha772/
Motalid772/
Metalah772/
Mutaula772/
Matatla772/
Mhatala771/
Mottali771/
Mutayla771/
Mujtala771/
Mohtaly771/
Mutalea771/
Mohtali771/
Metaila771/
Moutéla771/
Matalga771/
Mototla771/
Moutalo771/
Motahli771/
Motahly771/
Motalii771/
Motalio771/
Motalis771/
Motaloy771/
Mostaly771/
Mateala771/
Moteale771/
Mutalat771/
Mothalo771/
Moetola771/
Mootale771/
Mootela771/
Motalet771/
Matalad771/
Motaler770/
Mostacilla75499/
Mostasilla7519/
Moothalath751/
Moztacilla751/
Motalipowa751/
Maatalla7110,022/
Matallah717,525/
Metailay711,820/
Mattalia711,612/
Metaliaj71522/
Maatalah71510/
Maetalla71461/
Mathaila71290/
Moiteela71270/
Moutoula71263/
Mothaliy71230/
Mostales71188/
Mattalla71128/
Methalla71124/
Mattalah71106/
Moshtali7185/
Mehtalia7179/
Maattala7166/
Mastalia7159/
Matahula7159/
Muthalai7157/
Matalgah7141/
Mottelay7141/
Madthala7136/
Matahala7131/
Mutalaya7131/
Mettalla7123/
Mutalaah7122/
Mouttaly7121/
Mettalia7120/
Matthala7119/
Mottalli7119/
Matallay7118/
Mataalla7117/
Mataleha7117/
Mostaler7116/
Mustalia7114/
Mutthala7114/
Maetalau7113/
Mathalla7112/
Matailla7112/
Muthaala7111/
Muthalla7111/
Mutaalia7110/
Mathaela7110/
Muthayla718/
Maathala718/
Mathalai717/
Mehtalla717/
Mahatala717/
Mutallah717/
Mouttali716/
Metallia716/
M'Attala716/
Mathtala715/
Muthalia715/
Mathaala715/
Muthalya715/
Mahtalla715/
Mouttale715/
Moutally714/
Mutaylla714/
Maatalia714/
Moutalii714/
Moutalip714/
Mottaled714/
Mottalid714/
Matalias714/
Mostolat713/
Maataala713/
Medthala713/
Mustaala713/
Muttayla713/
Motealeh713/
Mutaalya713/
Matallaa712/
Moutalli712/
Methaila712/
Mataalah712/
Mattaila712/
Moutalou712/
Moutgali712/
Mataulah712/
Muthalah712/
Matealla711/
Mastaala711/
Mattaala711/
Mattaula711/
Meetalia711/
Methaala711/
Methalai711/
Metteala711/
Metthala711/
Metajhla711/
Moutaloo711/
Moutasli711/
Mostolla711/
Motalesh711/
Mottalei711/
Mottgale711/
Mottolla711/
Muustala711/
Mutgalla711/
Muthaila711/
Muthalay711/
Muthgala711/
Muttaala711/
Muttalla711/
Mudtalla711/
Moeteela711/
Mataaila711/
Moethola711/
Mothelay711/
Mathaula711/
Matalaia711/
Matalhat711/
Mathalay711/
Matealea711/
Mastalla711/
Mattalha711/
Mauthala711/
Maatalat711/
Motollai711/
Moutaley711/
Mouytale711/
Moustali711/
Moutaali711/
Motahaly711/
Motalliz711/
Mostaali711/
Mostalli711/
Mostauli711/
Moithale711/
Mustalla711/
'Mathala711/
Mostalih711/
Moutalie711/
Mataslas711/
Mathalha711/
Matalahe711/
Motthale711/
Mutallas711/
Mottalip711/
Motollah711/
Mutalait711/
Mutallia711/
Meethala711/
Matola67105,735/
Mutale67101,022/
Maatallah6710,293/
Matela679,903/
Matale679,330/
Matali675,151/
Mutali673,758/
Metela672,326/
Mutola672,097/
Motolo67930/
Matalo67749/
Mataly67335/
Metola67321/
Mahtallah67251/
Motelo67180/
Motoli67169/
Motole67162/
Metalo67152/
Mutalo67152/
Motoła6776/
Mashtalap6766/
Mootealoo6748/
Maattalla6745/
Mostaller6736/
Moutoulas6735/
Motealleh6723/
Mattallah6723/
Moshtaler6718/
Matała6717/
Moustoula6715/
Mautailla6712/
Mothoilay6712/
Moustalih679/
Matotilla679/
Matalí679/
Maathaala677/
Motoly677/
Machtalay676/
Motoulaya674/
Meuttalai674/
Mathallah674/
Moustahli674/
Mahatalay674/
Mataallah673/
Matthaala673/
Maàtallah673/
Maťola673/
Motealehi673/
Mutaullah673/
Maetallah672/
Motolá672/
Muthalath672/
Muthailah672/
Mattalias672/
Mathtalay672/
Mataullah671/
Mathailad671/
Mathalaya671/
Matthalla671/
Metthalla671/
Musthaala671/
Muggitala671/
Hmatallah671/
Maattalah671/
Mehtallah671/
Matalllah671/
Màatallah671/
Matală671/
Mastalasz671/
Matotella671/
Mottalleh671/
Mouttalie671/
Mouttalou671/
Mouttoula671/
Motaalleh671/
Mostailer671/
Mostaillo671/
Mostalesz671/
Methailay671/
Musthaila671/
Mutaly671/
Mutaalaya671/
Mutała671/
Maatallat671/
Matheaula671/
Maatalahe671/
Mashtalah671/

Motala Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Motala in the Georgian language
მოტალაmotala-
Motala in the Oriya language
େମାଟଲାematala-
Motala in the Marathi language
मोटलाmotala79.29
मोटालाmotala12.14
मोटलीmotali2.86
मतलालmatalala2.86
Motala in the Hindi language
मोटलाmotala50
मोतलाmotala37.5
मोटालाmotala12.5

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