Motania Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Motania Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Motania Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Argentina31:14,247,805235,975
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

Motania Last Name Facts

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

The surname Motania is found most in Kenya. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Motania? popularity and diffusion

The last name Motania is the 6,723,624th most commonly held family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. Motania is predominantly found in Africa, where 50 percent of Motania reside; 50 percent reside in East Africa and 50 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

The last name Motania is most widespread in Kenya, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 11,544,975. In Kenya it is primarily found in: Kisii County, where 100 percent are found. Besides Kenya this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Argentina, where 38 percent are found and Brazil, where 13 percent are found.

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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 Motania
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