Motamo Surname
Approximately 6 people bear this surname
Motamo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lesotho | 4 | 1:508,140 | 18,568 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
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 surname Motamo occurs more in Lesotho more than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Motamo.
How Common Is The Last Name Motamo? popularity and diffusion
Motamo is the 7,593,402nd most commonly occurring family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The last name Motamo occurs mostly in Africa, where 67 percent of Motamo live; 67 percent live in Southern Africa and 67 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,608,198th most commonly held first name in the world, borne by 18 people.
Motamo is most widely held in Lesotho, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 508,140. In Lesotho Motamo is most common in: Maseru District, where 75 percent live and Quthing District, where 25 percent live. Beside Lesotho this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 17 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 17 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mothamo | 92 | 23 | / |
| Moitamo | 92 | 4 | / |
| Moutamou | 86 | 1 | / |
| Moutamoa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Matamo | 83 | 360 | / |
| Motomo | 83 | 116 | / |
| Motama | 83 | 100 | / |
| Motemo | 83 | 60 | / |
| Metamo | 83 | 48 | / |
| Mutamo | 83 | 15 | / |
| Mothamoha | 80 | 1 | / |
| Moutamgou | 80 | 1 | / |
| Moutama | 77 | 782 | / |
| Matamoa | 77 | 105 | / |
| Mathamo | 77 | 99 | / |
| Mustamo | 77 | 70 | / |
| Matammo | 77 | 59 | / |
| Motamma | 77 | 52 | / |
| Muthamo | 77 | 44 | / |
| Matamou | 77 | 43 | / |
| Matamoi | 77 | 23 | / |
| Motamad | 77 | 22 | / |
| Mothama | 77 | 18 | / |
| Matamos | 77 | 5 | / |
| Mothomo | 77 | 3 | / |
| Mutamoi | 77 | 2 | / |
| Matamod | 77 | 2 | / |
| Meteamo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Motasma | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mateamo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Matgamo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mostama | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mohtama | 77 | 1 | / |
| Matamoy | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mottama | 77 | 1 | / |
| Matamgo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mahatamo | 71 | 11 | / |
| Mostamat | 71 | 6 | / |
| Moutomou | 71 | 6 | / |
| Mostamad | 71 | 2 | / |
| Matamgou | 71 | 2 | / |
| Motamaha | 71 | 2 | / |
| Motammat | 71 | 1 | / |
| Motomods | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mouthama | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mettamoo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mattamoo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Masstamo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mostamas | 71 | 1 | / |
| Motoumou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mottamad | 71 | 1 | / |
| Matama | 67 | 10,816 | / |
| Mutama | 67 | 2,332 | / |
| Motema | 67 | 2,293 | / |
| Motoma | 67 | 420 | / |
| Mothamaha | 67 | 195 | / |
| Metama | 67 | 185 | / |
| Moutoumou | 67 | 20 | / |
| Mohtammad | 67 | 7 | / |
| Mothammat | 67 | 7 | / |
| Mahatamoh | 67 | 3 | / |
| Moustamah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Moustaima | 67 | 1 | / |
| Moutommou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mattamood | 67 | 1 | / |
| Moustamha | 67 | 1 | / |
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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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- 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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