Motapa Surname
Approximately 33 people bear this surname
Motapa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 30 | 1:1,805,923 | 85,708 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
Motapa (14) may also be a first name.
Motapa Demographics
Average Motapa Salary in
South Africa
R 83,580
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Motapa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Motapa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Motapa (Marathi: मोतापा) is more frequently found in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Motapa.
How Common Is The Last Name Motapa? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 3,432,070th most commonly occurring surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 220,834,725 people. The surname Motapa is primarily found in Africa, where 91 percent of Motapa live; 91 percent live in Southern Africa and 91 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,024,661st most commonly used first name worldwide, held by 14 people.
The last name is most frequent in South Africa, where it is carried by 30 people, or 1 in 1,805,923. In South Africa it is mostly found in: Limpopo, where 57 percent reside, Gauteng, where 40 percent reside and Eastern Cape, where 3 percent reside. Besides South Africa it is found in one country. It also occurs in India, where 9 percent reside.
Motapa Last Name Statistics demography
Motapa earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 64.83% less than the national average, earning R 83,580 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Motapa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Motapa in the Marathi language | ||
| मोतापा | motapa | 50 |
| मोटपा | motapa | 50 |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Motapa
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