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
Motamo occurs in Lesotho more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Motamo? popularity and diffusion
The surname Motamo is the 7,593,402nd most widely held family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. This last name is mostly found 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 widespread forename at a global level, borne by 18 people.
The last name Motamo is most frequently used in Lesotho, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 508,140. In Lesotho Motamo is most numerous in: Maseru District, where 75 percent are found and Quthing District, where 25 percent are found. Excluding Lesotho Motamo exists 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
| 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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- 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 Motamo
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