Motapa Surname

3,432,070th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 33 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Motapa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Motapa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa301:1,805,92385,708
India31:255,688,4611,306,352

Motapa (14) may also be a first name.

Motapa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Motapa (Marathi: मोतापा) is found in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Motapa? popularity and diffusion

Motapa is the 3,432,070th most common last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 220,834,725 people. The surname Motapa occurs mostly in Africa, where 91 percent of Motapa are found; 91 percent are found in Southern Africa and 91 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Motapa is also the 3,024,661st most numerous first name world-wide. It is borne by 14 people.

Motapa is most common in South Africa, where it is held by 30 people, or 1 in 1,805,923. In South Africa Motapa is mostly concentrated in: Limpopo, where 57 percent reside, Gauteng, where 40 percent reside and Eastern Cape, where 3 percent reside. Besides South Africa this last name 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mothapa92446/
Mostapa92295/
Motappa9216/
Mottapa921/
Moutapa921/
Motapha921/
Mostapha863,455/
Moutapha86205/
Mouttapa8693/
Moustapa8627/
Mosthapa867/
Mothapha863/
Mohthapa861/
Mostapfa861/
Matapa832,352/
Mutapa831,684/
Motepa83596/
Motopa8354/
Motapo8347/
Motapi8310/
Metapa835/
Motape834/
Moustapha80100,819/
Moustapah8028/
Mosstapha8020/
Moustahpa8016/
Mouttappa8012/
Mosthapha807/
Moostapha805/
Moistapha802/
Mostatpha801/
Muostapha801/
Mostahpha801/
Moudtapha801/
Moutaspha801/
Mouthapha801/
Mmoutapha801/
Mossthapa801/
Mustapa7715,004/
Mothapo7712,415/
Mutapha77526/
Mothopa77249/
Matapha77187/
Motapiy77112/
Mathapa7782/
Mutapay7769/
Mothapi7753/
Mattapa7739/
Mastapa7737/
Matappa7720/
Matapas7718/
Maetapa7716/
Muthapa7713/
Motoupa7713/
Mutapea7711/
Muttapa7710/
Mutappa779/
Mutaipa779/
Mujtapa779/
Mostopa778/
Mutapah777/
Mataipa777/
Matapat776/
Mostapi775/
Matapap775/
Mootapo774/
Mostape773/
Motapou772/
Matapau772/
Matapay772/
Matapah772/
Mothape772/
Mutahpa772/
Madtapa772/
Mettapa771/
Moutapo771/
Mutapad771/
Mataepa771/
Matahpa771/
Moutape771/
Metapah771/
Muztapa771/
Mutapai771/
Motuopa771/
Mothepa771/
Motapho771/
Motaapo771/
Moustapaha75107/
Mmoustapha7519/
Mousstapha759/
Moustaapha758/
Moustappha755/
Mousthapha755/
Mouystapha754/
Moustahpha752/
Moustaphaa752/
Moustaphaz752/
Moustaphha752/
Moustaâpha752/
Mousdtapha752/
Moujstapha751/
Moustaphah751/
Moustaphai751/
Mustapha71483,467/
Mastapha71617/
Musthapa71382/
Muthappa71306/
Mostaphi71205/
Matapaja7187/
Mustappa7173/
Mujtapha7157/
Mustapfa7152/
Mattappa7143/
Moutoupa7139/
Mashtapa7138/
Matapaha7138/
Mustapaa7127/
Mattapha7121/
Muttappa7120/
Mataphap7119/
Mustaupa7118/
Hmustapa7115/
Mohtapoh7112/
Mutaspha7110/
Mautapea719/
Mushtapa719/
Mathapha717/
Maetahpa717/
Mhutapea716/
Mathapat716/
Mothapho716/
Mattapap715/
Muttapha714/
Mutaphat714/
Mastappa713/
Mustapas713/
Muutapha713/
Mathapai712/
Mostaphe712/
Mustaipa712/
Mothaapo712/
Musttapa712/
Mahatapa711/
Matapath711/
Mathapad711/
Mathapau711/
Mettappa711/
Mothapet711/
Muthapha711/
Mudtapha711/
Mustaspa711/
Matapass711/
Matahapa711/
Moutapou711/
Moustaphaha711/
Mostapoo711/
Mhustapa711/
Muistapa711/
Muztapah711/
Mostappi711/
Mastapas711/
Matapash711/
Mutapaha711/
Mutaphas711/
Moustaaphaa711/
Mutthapa711/
Mustapai711/
Matthapa711/
Muitaspa710/
Mutaspah710/
Mutape671,300/
Matepa671,088/
Mutopa67943/
Musthapha67857/
Matapo67690/
Motopi67676/
Matapi67410/
Mutapi67239/
Mustaphau67208/
Matopa67177/
Muistapha67177/
Metopa67123/
Moustaphe67118/
Matape67107/
Mutapo6796/
Moutoupas6771/
Mustaphat6770/
Mustaapha6741/
Motopo6740/
Musstapha6732/
Mustaphaa6730/
Matthapha6728/
Mustappha6727/
Motope6725/
Musttapha6724/
Metapo6722/
Maustapha6722/
Methappha6720/
Mushtapha6718/
Mustaspha6718/
Mmustapha6712/
Mustatpha6712/
Mostapher6711/
Mustaphha679/
Musthappa675/
Muthappah675/
Mustaphea674/
Meustapha674/
Methaapha674/
Moustaphi673/
Mustashpa673/
Mhustapha673/
Motepo673/
Metepa673/
Muittapha672/
Mustaphai672/
Mustaphad672/
Matapy672/
Mustaphas672/
Mashtappa671/
Mathapait671/
Madthapat671/
Muthhappa671/
Mustapath671/
Mustaphay671/
Hmhutapea671/
Muzstapha671/
Musztapha671/
Musstapah671/
Mastaphat671/
Mustappaa671/
Matapí671/
Mathapath671/
Mahatapay671/
Moutaphis671/
Motapooyi671/
Mostapich671/
Mujstapha671/
Mmastapha671/
Mustapfah671/
Mustaipha671/
Musthahpa671/
Musthapah671/
Mutthapha671/
Musthapai671/
Mustappad671/
Mathaphat671/
Mattaphap671/

Motapa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Motapa in the Marathi language
मोतापाmotapa50
मोटपाmotapa50

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