Motaso Surname

3,798,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27 people bear this surname

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

Motaso Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Motaso Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea171:479,63060,627
South Africa91:6,019,745157,966
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Motaso (62) may also be a first name.

Motaso Last Name Facts

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

The last name Motaso occurs in Papua New Guinea more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Motaso? popularity and diffusion

The surname Motaso is the 3,798,600th most numerous last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 269,909,108 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 63 percent of Motaso live; 63 percent live in Oceania Islands and 63 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Motaso is also the 1,246,114th most commonly held first name in the world, borne by 62 people.

This last name is most frequently used in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 17 people, or 1 in 479,630. In Papua New Guinea Motaso is primarily concentrated in: Eastern Highlands, where 100 percent are found. Other than Papua New Guinea this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 33 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 4 percent are found.

Motaso Last Name Statistics demography

Motaso earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 76.85% less than the national average, earning R 55,008 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Motatso9239/
Moitaso925/
Mostaso925/
Motasho921/
Mostasso8670/
Moutasso8624/
Mothatso864/
Mataso83518/
Motoso83405/
Motajo83217/
Motasa83125/
Motaco8368/
Moteso8323/
Metaso8316/
Motazo831/
Mostazo771,060/
Matasio77680/
Moitoso77507/
Matasso77169/
Mostasa77119/
Motasia7775/
Moutoso7762/
Motosho7736/
Motosso7734/
Mottoso7733/
Motasha7731/
Motatsa7726/
Matasoh7719/
Mastaso7714/
Mototso7713/
Mostaço7711/
Mohtasa7710/
Mothasa777/
Mostoso775/
Mutotso775/
Motesho774/
Matauso774/
Matatso774/
Motasah773/
Mathaso772/
Matasho772/
Matotso771/
Moutasa771/
Mutasio771/
Motassa771/
Matasco771/
Mahtaso771/
Motazas771/
Moetasa771/
Metasio771/
Mostacho71311/
Mustasso7152/
Mostacio7147/
Matassou7127/
Moustasa7117/
Moteisou7114/
Mastasio714/
Mottosso714/
Mattasso713/
Matashop713/
Mahataso712/
Motachop712/
Mohtasah712/
Motaesha711/
Motashah711/
Motoshoo711/
Moitosco711/
Maatasho711/
Moutasha711/
Moutatsa711/
Mostajas711/
Mootajuo711/
Mothaisa711/
Mothosho711/
Muthaiso711/
Matheaso711/
Mateasso711/
Mateso6736,888/
Matoso6717,729/
Mutasa6716,577/
Matasa67640/
Mataco67280/
Motoca67207/
Mahtasoud67180/
Matasă6787/
Matajo6767/
Matazo6763/
Mutoso6748/
Motozo6730/
Motoza6723/
Mutazo6720/
Moithoiso6717/
Motojo6710/
Motaza6710/
Metasa678/
Motosa678/
Motesa677/
Moteza675/
Motaca672/
Meteso672/
Matôso671/
Motojá671/
Matasá671/
Mahataaso671/
Moutessou671/
Moustasha671/
Mostatcho671/
Mătasă671/
Moustacho670/

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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 Motaso
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