Motanteli Surname

2,372,517th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 65 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Motanteli Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Motanteli Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho641:31,7595,908
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Motanteli Last Name Facts

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

The last name Motanteli is found in Lesotho more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Motanteli? popularity and diffusion

The last name Motanteli is the 2,372,517th most commonly used family name in the world, held by around 1 in 112,116,091 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Motanteli live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

Motanteli is most frequently held in Lesotho, where it is held by 64 people, or 1 in 31,759. In Lesotho Motanteli is most frequent in: Leribe District, where 95 percent are found and Maseru District, where 5 percent are found. Excluding Lesotho Motanteli is found in one country. It is also found in South Africa, where 2 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 Motanteli
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