Motara Surname

525,029th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 618 people bear this surname

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

Motara Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Motara Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa3821:141,82616,286
England1071:520,73032,731
Indonesia521:2,543,254149,807
France291:2,290,439180,028
United Arab Emirates91:1,018,03036,884
Nigeria91:19,682,529291,344
India71:109,580,769786,157
Panama51:782,45211,059
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Barbados11:287,4482,772

Motara (1,922) may also be a first name.

Motara Last Name Facts

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

Motara (Hindi: मोटारा, Marathi: मोतरा, Oriya: େମାଟରା, Russian: Мотара) is held by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Motara? popularity and diffusion

The surname Motara is the 525,029th most frequently used family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 11,792,145 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 69 percent of Motara are found; 62 percent are found in Southern Africa and 62 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 173,179th most widely held first name on earth, borne by 1,922 people.

The surname is most prevalent in South Africa, where it is carried by 382 people, or 1 in 141,826. In South Africa it is most frequent in: Gauteng, where 62 percent reside, North West, where 24 percent reside and Mpumalanga, where 10 percent reside. Barring South Africa Motara exists in 19 countries. It is also found in England, where 17 percent reside and Indonesia, where 8 percent reside.

Motara Last Name Statistics demography

Motara earn somewhat more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 14.86% more than the national average, earning R 272,952 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Motaray92100/
Moutara9233/
Motaraz9230/
Moetara9220/
Mostara9216/
Moitara925/
Motarat924/
Motaraj922/
Motarap922/
Motaraa921/
Motarah921/
Motaura921/
Motahara86919/
Motharat86124/
Motharai8614/
Motharay866/
Moutarad864/
Motarath861/
Mouhtara861/
Motharas861/
Mouttara861/
Matara8313,762/
Motari833,931/
Mutara832,085/
Motora831,207/
Motera83204/
Metara83204/
Motare83200/
Motaro83147/
Motary839/
Motaroaia8031/
Mothairay804/
Moutharay804/
Moustaira801/
Motaharas801/
Moutari7735,452/
Mostari775,906/
Mostary774,277/
Matarah771,040/
Mataras77996/
Motairi77833/
Matarat77709/
Motairy77639/
Mustara77590/
Mostare77550/
Maïtara77385/
Matarad77382/
Muthara77368/
Mataroa77321/
Mastara77318/
Mattara77278/
Mathara77223/
Motoura77216/
Mataray77197/
Matarau77172/
Mataira77165/
Mothera77105/
Mohtari7796/
Mostaro7792/
Moutare7780/
Motariy7779/
Mutarah7767/
Moutary7758/
Metaray7757/
Metarai7755/
Methara7754/
Mataura7752/
Mataera7747/
Matarai7740/
Metarah7733/
Mothari7732/
Motarge7731/
Motauri7731/
Mutaras7722/
Maetara7718/
Muttara7717/
Mataraj7717/
Metarau7717/
Mutaray7716/
Mhatara7715/
Mateara7715/
Matarap7715/
Motaari7715/
Muhtara7714/
Mutaraj7713/
Mataara7712/
Mahtara7712/
Matarea7711/
Moteira7711/
Motgare7710/
Mutaura7710/
Mutaira7710/
Motharo7710/
Matarra779/
Matarza779/
Motoora779/
Mothare777/
Moitari777/
Mataraa776/
Mhotera776/
Matotra776/
Moutaro776/
Motaroo774/
Motgari774/
Mottera774/
Mataraz774/
Mutarza773/
Motarez773/
Meetara773/
Motarie772/
Motario772/
Mottari772/
Mautara772/
Muotari772/
Mutahra772/
Mottaro772/
Motoras772/
Mutarai772/
Mhotora771/
Motarid771/
Motehra771/
Motoraj771/
Mutotra771/
Moitora771/
Mottare771/
Mutarha771/
Moteera771/
Motares771/
Madtara771/
Mototra771/
Mothora771/
Motargo771/
Motatri771/
Moetera771/
Metaera771/
Mutaara771/
Motahri771/
Motared771/
Motaury771/
Motarro771/
Motaris771/
Moitaro771/
Muztara771/
Mutarat771/
Matarha771/
Moetora770/
Mouchtarai75170/
Moustairas754/
Mouchtaray754/
Motahari718,635/
Muthaura713,310/
Motairie71846/
Moustari71678/
Matarach71445/
Mothariy71238/
Moutarou71232/
Mahatara71230/
Mochtari71223/
Mutharai71214/
Mouteira71188/
Mostayro7194/
Moutairi7191/
Mostairo7172/
Moteiray7170/
Matarraz7154/
Moiteira7147/
Metairay7147/
Mothoora7142/
Mataraja7136/
Mattarai7131/
Muttarat7131/
Maštaras7128/
Motahare7126/
Motahary7123/
Maetarau7123/
Mattarat7122/
Mutahara7121/
Mattaras7118/
Mohtarez7114/
Mataraia7114/
Mouhtari7114/
Matharah7113/
Moutarie7113/
Mohtares7112/
Mutharaj7111/
Mathotra7111/
Matharat7110/
Mutairah719/
Mattaraj719/
Matarras719/
Mouhtare718/
Mastaray718/
Mattarau718/
Matharay718/
Matairas717/
Mutharas716/
Matharai716/
Matahara716/
Metaraai716/
Moutario716/
Mouytari716/
Moshtari715/
Mmoutari715/
Moutarri715/
Motharej714/
Matharas714/
Mustarha714/
Mouttari714/
Mothgari713/
Muttaras713/
Mojhtari713/
Moutaari713/
Moutatri713/
Matarash713/
Mutarais712/
Mutaraja712/
Metharai712/
Matarazz712/
Motorras712/
Moustare712/
Moustary712/
Moutarei712/
Moutarui712/
Mathaara712/
Matharha712/
Meethara712/
Mahtotra711/
Mashtara711/
Matahura711/
Matatras711/
Matautra711/
Matharaj711/
Matharoa711/
Matharra711/
Mathatra711/
Mastaara711/
Mastaraa711/
Moutaris711/
Motariph711/
Mothgare711/
Muttaraj711/
Mushtara711/
Mustaray711/
Musthara711/
Moetairo711/
Matharau711/
Mohhtari711/
Mutairau711/
Mataraha711/
Mataraya711/
Matauras711/
Mataurea711/
Mathaura711/
Mastaras711/
Maethara711/
Maatarau711/
Moutarii711/
Moutaroi711/
Moutoras711/
Moutoura711/
Motaïrou711/
Moshtary711/
Mostahri711/
Mostaire711/
Mostares711/
Mostarih711/
Mutaroha711/
Muthaira711/
Mastarad711/
Mostaree711/
Mostareh711/
Mosteira711/
Muhtarah711/
Muhtaraj711/
Mottoora711/
Mustarra711/
Matarais711/
Matarath711/
Mutari6729,302/
Matari6719,417/
Matera6717,349/
Matare678,540/
Mataro674,798/
Mutare673,253/
Matora671,347/
Moutairou67658/
Metera67604/
Moustarih67524/
Motore67499/
Mouchtari67478/
Motoro67449/
Matary67368/
Motero67356/
Moutaïrou67254/
Metaireau67247/
Muttharat67203/
Motaharri67196/
Mutora67184/
Mattarooa67179/
Mahataray67148/
Motori67113/
Mutaro6774/
Mutaharah6752/
Muttaraid6749/
Mutary6738/
Motairieh6738/
Mataró6734/
Muttarooa6734/
Mochtaris6728/
Moutaîrou6728/
Métaireau6728/
Mattaraia6725/
Motory6721/
Mahataraj6721/
Mahatarai6720/
Mataré6720/
Mahatarah6712/
Mouhtaris6711/
Moustaris6711/
Metaro6711/
Mahathara6711/
Metora6711/
Maetahara6711/
Mutarj6710/
Mutharaas679/
Mahatarau679/
Muthahara678/
Mahatatra677/
Moothoora677/
Mattarach677/
Madtharad677/
Mostareeh674/
Motahareh673/
Methairay673/
Mottahari672/
Muhtarais672/
Muttaraja671/
Mutharash671/
Muthharah671/
Mataraitė671/
Matarj671/
Matarí671/
Matară671/
Matharaai671/
Matéra671/
Mahatarad671/
Mouhtarou671/
Mouttarou671/
Moustarou671/
Moutaerou671/
Mostarácz671/
Muytarays671/
Muttahara671/
Motahatri671/
Moishtari671/
Mostahari671/
Matharash671/
Mattayrat671/
Matharais670/

Motara Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Motara in the Oriya language
େମାଟରାematara-
Motara in the Marathi language
मोतराmotara-
Motara in the Hindi language
मोटाराmotara66.67
मोताराmotara33.33
Motara in the Russian language
Мотараmotara-

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