Motao Surname

1,612,213th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 125 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Motao Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Motao Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa401:1,354,44373,245
Thailand361:1,962,176235,280
Papua New Guinea161:509,60763,542
Philippines161:6,327,389184,366
Brazil91:23,786,037375,389
Mexico71:17,732,31550,495
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402

Motao (14) may also be a first name.

Motao Last Name Facts

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

Motao (Russian: Мотао) is most common in South Africa. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Motao? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,612,213th most common family name in the world, held by around 1 in 58,300,367 people. The last name Motao is predominantly found in Asia, where 42 percent of Motao live; 42 percent live in Southeast Asia and 33 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Motao is also the 3,024,661st most common forename throughout the world, borne by 14 people.

The last name Motao is most numerous in South Africa, where it is borne by 40 people, or 1 in 1,354,443. In South Africa Motao is mostly concentrated in: Free State, where 48 percent reside, Limpopo, where 25 percent reside and North West, where 20 percent reside. Aside from South Africa Motao is found in 6 countries. It is also common in Thailand, where 29 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 13 percent reside.

Motao Last Name Statistics demography

Motao earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 36.77% less than the national average, earning R 150,264 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mothao9176/
Moutao9152/
Motaho9127/
Motaoi913/
Motaot913/
Motaos912/
Moitao911/
Motauo911/
Motaoa911/
Moetao911/
Mottao911/
Mohtao911/
Motahou8356/
Moutaou8322/
Mostaho831/
Matao801,376/
Motoa80817/
Mutao80175/
Metao8032/
Moustaou7710/
Moutahou772/
Motaiyoa771/
Mothoa735,202/
Mahtao73303/
Mettao73141/
Mattao7394/
Motouo7386/
Motooa7385/
Mataoa7380/
Mathao7369/
Mataho7364/
Mataos7355/
Mottoa7346/
Mataeo7324/
Motoua7316/
Motoha7313/
Meteao7313/
Mataou7311/
Mehtao739/
Mutaho736/
Mata'o734/
Mhatao733/
Moutoa733/
Motoho733/
Muttao733/
Maetao733/
Metaoh732/
Mautao732/
Meetao732/
Mataao731/
Motuoa731/
Mastao731/
Metaou731/
Moto'o731/
Matauo731/
Madtao731/
Mateao731/
Metaeo731/
Moustahou712/
Mathaoo67348/
Moetaua6766/
Metahou6761/
Mataiyo6759/
Motohoi6753/
Mothuoa6750/
Moutouo6746/
Mahatao6734/
Mostoha6721/
Moutoua6716/
Mushtao677/
Matahou677/
Mataayo677/
Matteao674/
Mataeho672/
Motouoh672/
Mothoho672/
Motaiya671/
Mottoho671/
Motoiya671/
Mattaeo671/
Maataou671/
Moutoho671/
Mahthao671/
Mataout671/
Mostuoa671/
Motouop671/
Mastaoi671/
Mataooh671/
Matahoi671/
Matahos671/
Matajio671/
Mathaou671/

Motao Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Motao in the Russian language
Мотаоmotao-

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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 Motao
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