Motamo Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Motamo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Motamo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho41:508,14018,568
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

Motamo (18) may also be a first name.

Motamo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Motamo is more frequently found in Lesotho than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Motamo? popularity and diffusion

Motamo is the 7,593,402nd most widespread family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 67 percent of Motamo are found; 67 percent are found in Southern Africa and 67 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Motamo is also the 2,608,198th most commonly held forename internationally It is held by 18 people.

Motamo is most prevalent in Lesotho, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 508,140. In Lesotho it is primarily found in: Maseru District, where 75 percent are found and Quthing District, where 25 percent are found. Outside of Lesotho Motamo is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 17 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 17 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mothamo9223/
Moitamo924/
Moutamou861/
Moutamoa861/
Matamo83360/
Motomo83116/
Motama83100/
Motemo8360/
Metamo8348/
Mutamo8315/
Mothamoha801/
Moutamgou801/
Moutama77782/
Matamoa77105/
Mathamo7799/
Mustamo7770/
Matammo7759/
Motamma7752/
Muthamo7744/
Matamou7743/
Matamoi7723/
Motamad7722/
Mothama7718/
Matamos775/
Mothomo773/
Mutamoi772/
Matamod772/
Meteamo771/
Motasma771/
Mateamo771/
Matgamo771/
Mostama771/
Mohtama771/
Matamoy771/
Mottama771/
Matamgo771/
Mahatamo7111/
Mostamat716/
Moutomou716/
Mostamad712/
Matamgou712/
Motamaha712/
Motammat711/
Motomods711/
Mouthama711/
Mettamoo711/
Mattamoo711/
Masstamo711/
Mostamas711/
Motoumou711/
Mottamad711/
Matama6710,816/
Mutama672,332/
Motema672,293/
Motoma67420/
Mothamaha67195/
Metama67185/
Moutoumou6720/
Mohtammad677/
Mothammat677/
Mahatamoh673/
Moustamah671/
Moustaima671/
Moutommou671/
Mattamood671/
Moustamha671/

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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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  • 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 Motamo
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