Motale Surname

69,906th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,079 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Motale Surname User-submission:

Motale is a name that originates on the frontiers of the Bantu nation in the Ndian Division of Cameroon, among the Oroko (Bareka) people, specifically of the Balue tribe. The name is a contraction of the phrase: 'moto a liè', which can roughly translate as 'let man prevail'.

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Motale Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2,8621:18,9302,391
Cameroon2,7101:7,664973
India7761:988,48641,873
Lesotho4861:4,182807
Congo1381:36,1533,489
Botswana551:39,7627,636
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
England111:5,065,278148,650
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Northern Cyprus11:319,01110,202
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Canada11:36,845,591464,108

Motale (1,575) may also be a first name.

Motale Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Motale is a name that originates on the frontiers of the Bantu nation in the Ndian Division of Cameroon, among the Oroko (Bareka) people, specifically of the Balue tribe. The name is a contraction of the phrase: 'moto a liè', which can roughly translate as 'let man prevail'.

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Motale Last Name Facts

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

The last name Motale (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﺘﺎﻝ, Marathi: मोताळे) is most common in South Africa. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Motale click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Motale? popularity and diffusion

The last name Motale is the 69,906th most widespread family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 1,029,460 people. The last name Motale occurs predominantly in Africa, where 89 percent of Motale live; 48 percent live in Southern Africa and 48 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Motale is also the 194,984th most widely held first name globally It is held by 1,575 people.

It is most frequently occurring in South Africa, where it is carried by 2,862 people, or 1 in 18,930. In South Africa Motale is mostly found in: Gauteng, where 42 percent live, North West, where 31 percent live and Free State, where 14 percent live. Aside from South Africa Motale exists in 19 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 38 percent live and India, where 11 percent live.

Motale Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Motale surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 100% being registered with the political party.

The amount Motale earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 15.23% less than the national average, earning R 201,456 per year and in United States they earn 20.33% less than the national average, earning $34,375 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mothale92156/
Moutale9292/
Motalep9265/
Mottale9239/
Motales9221/
Motalei9215/
Motalee9212/
Motalhe924/
Motaled922/
Motalle922/
Moteale921/
Mootale921/
Motalet921/
Motaler920/
Motal912,096/
Mostales86188/
Motiyale8627/
Mostaler8616/
Mouttale865/
Mottaled864/
Moteyale863/
Motealeh863/
Motalesh861/
Mottalei861/
Mottgale861/
Moutaley861/
Mouytale861/
Moithale861/
Moutalie861/
Motthale861/
Mutale83101,022/
Matale839,330/
Motala834,948/
Motele83785/
Moital83301/
Motali83266/
Moutal83241/
Motaal83227/
Motole83162/
Motile83121/
Mottal8351/
Mothal8335/
Mostal8333/
Metale8325/
Motaly8319/
Mohtal839/
Motail831/
Moytal831/
Motall831/
Motalh831/
Mostaller8036/
Motealleh8023/
Moshtaler8018/
Motealehi803/
Mottalleh801/
Mouttalie801/
Motaalleh801/
Mostailer801/
Mostalesz801/
Mataele77922/
Mathale77894/
Moutali77478/
Moutaly77318/
Motauli77318/
Motalli77290/
Moutala77277/
Mothele77226/
Mouhtal77204/
Motaliy77149/
Motolea77131/
Motalla77110/
Mataley77104/
Mottala7785/
Muthale7782/
Mutalep7782/
Moutail7782/
Motaali7763/
Mhatale7760/
Mothole7760/
Moetele7751/
Matalie7746/
Moteele7738/
Metalle7737/
Matalle7730/
Mootala7728/
Matalet7727/
Maatale7726/
Motalay7726/
Matalep7724/
Mastale7723/
Modtala7722/
Mostali7722/
Muttale7721/
Mottile7721/
Moteley7720/
Matalee7720/
Metaleh7719/
Moutole7713/
Mautale7712/
Mataale7712/
Motatel7712/
Mothali7711/
Motalip779/
Mostaul779/
Moutaal779/
Mataule778/
Mottole777/
Metahle777/
Motalai777/
Methale776/
Mahtale775/
Mutaale775/
Motasel774/
Mhotole774/
Motaloi774/
Matalea774/
Mouthal773/
Mataile773/
Moteali773/
Mutaule772/
Mettale772/
Matales772/
Motalia772/
Mothile772/
Motyele772/
Mutaled772/
Mustale772/
Mutaler772/
Motolle772/
Motalid772/
Moutile772/
Mutaile772/
Mataler772/
Moteule772/
Mutaleh772/
Matahle771/
Mataled771/
Mattale771/
Motaloa771/
Motasil771/
Motoley771/
Motoole771/
Mottali771/
Mutasle771/
Mohtaly771/
Mutalea771/
Mohtali771/
Mataleh771/
Mataleu771/
Motoule771/
Moutall771/
Moustal771/
Motaeli771/
Motahli771/
Motahly771/
Motalii771/
Motalio771/
Motalis771/
Motaloy771/
Motalya771/
Motaula771/
Mosztal771/
Mostaly771/
Moitele771/
Muotala771/
Metaley771/
Metalie771/
Mutalie771/
Moitala771/
Mutalle771/
Mothall770/
Moutailler7536/
Moteallehi751/
Matal735,578/
Motol732,355/
Motõl738/
Mátal732/
Màtal731/
Motál731/
Mostoles712,573/
Moutault71473/
Mastaler71359/
Motalová71253/
Mahatale71234/
Mothaliy71230/
Motalova71212/
Motuelle71192/
Matthale7194/
Motajeli7194/
Moshtali7185/
Maatalle7150/
Matayile7144/
Mathaley7131/
Motiyele7130/
Mouttaly7121/
Maztaler7120/
Mottalli7119/
Moutalla7118/
Mataleha7117/
Metailie7115/
Muttalep7113/
Methalie7112/
Moitaula7112/
Mastalez719/
Mathaler719/
Mastales717/
Mustaler717/
Mouttali716/
Matalley716/
Moitaeli716/
Mothalay716/
Matalesh715/
Mouthala715/
Moutally714/
Muthalep714/
Mattalep714/
Moutalii714/
Moutalip714/
Mottalid714/
Mottoule714/
Mathaile714/
Muttaler713/
Mutallep713/
Mattalle712/
Moutalli712/
Mostoler712/
Mottalla712/
Matalleh712/
Motoulle712/
Moutgali712/
Matayele712/
Mataelle711/
Maetalle711/
Moshtall711/
Moutasli711/
Mostolle711/
Mothaala711/
Muthaley711/
Mushtale711/
Mutaller711/
Matallet711/
Matealea711/
Matehale711/
Maštaler711/
Moteyele711/
Motholle711/
Moutalay711/
Moutalia711/
Moutoule711/
Moustail711/
Moustali711/
Moutaali711/
Motahaly711/
Motalais711/
Motalliz711/
Mostolez711/
Mostaali711/
Mostalli711/
Mostauli711/
Muhtaler711/
Mutthale711/
Motuyole711/
Mostalih711/
Mathahle711/
Matawele711/
Mohtaeli711/
Mudtaled711/
Mudtalep711/
Mudtalet711/
Mudthale711/
Moutolet711/
Mottalip711/
Muthalie711/
Mattalee711/
Muthaler710/
Mottoley710/
Matala6717,560/
Mutala6716,919/
Mathal679,429/
Matali675,151/
Mutali673,758/
Matole673,251/
Mashtaler672,423/
Matele671,628/
Matile671,408/
Mutole671,320/
Motola671,286/
Metali671,238/
Metele67707/
Mostoller67637/
Mahtal67539/
Motała67441/
Mataly67335/
Mastal67285/
Mattal67275/
Moteli67269/
Masztaler67210/
Mottoulle67199/
Mahatalle67186/
Mushtaler67171/
Motoli67169/
Mastaller67150/
Motoła6776/
Matalh6749/
MacHtaler6742/
Metole6741/
Matail6735/
Mataal6734/
Musthaler6732/
Mataillet6725/
Mouteault6722/
Mustaller6713/
Matawelle6710/
Matall679/
Moustalih679/
Matalí679/
Motaylova678/
Mastalesz678/
Motoly677/
Maatal676/
Mautal676/
Mothailay676/
Mataul674/
Muththale674/
Muttaller674/
Mmatal674/
Mateal674/
Moustahli674/
Motailova674/
Mastalesh673/
Meuthaler673/
Madtal673/
Mouthalay673/
Mashtalet673/
Maztal673/
Motejally672/
Motolá672/
Motejalli672/
Muthaleep672/
Mhaataale671/
Moshchtal671/
Mostooler671/
Mothaloha671/
Muttalepp671/
Mustahler671/
Mutále671/
Muotol671/
Matalt671/
Matală671/
Motold671/
Moteul671/
Moutassil671/
Mouttalia671/
Mutaly671/
Moutioali671/
Modtol671/
Mhudtalep671/
Meutal670/
Mostotler670/
Mathailer670/
Mouteitle670/

Motale Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Motale in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻣﺘﺎﻝmtal-
Motale in the Marathi language
मोताळेmotale82.12
मोटाळेmotale12.48
मोतालेmotale1.01
मोटालेmotale0.67
मोटलेmotale0.67
मोतळेmotale0.34
मोटळेmotale0.34
मोतलेmotale0.34
माटाळेmatale0.17
मोताळmotala0.17
मोटाडेmotade0.17
मोहलेmohale0.17
मोतोळेmotole0.17

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