Motata Surname

528,890th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 612 people bear this surname

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

Motata Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Motata Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa5661:95,72011,679
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
India111:69,733,217610,955
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Motata (54) may also be a first name.

Motata Last Name Facts

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

Motata (Marathi: मोटटा, Russian: Мотата) is found most frequently in South Africa. It can occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Motata? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 528,890th most commonly occurring family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 11,907,755 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 96 percent of Motata reside; 92 percent reside in Southern Africa and 92 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,350,955th most common given name world-wide. It is borne by 54 people.

The surname is most numerous in South Africa, where it is borne by 566 people, or 1 in 95,720. In South Africa Motata is primarily concentrated in: North West, where 70 percent are found, Gauteng, where 21 percent are found and Limpopo, where 6 percent are found. Beside South Africa this surname occurs in 10 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 3 percent are found and India, where 2 percent are found.

Motata Last Name Statistics demography

Motata earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 59.62% less than the national average, earning R 95,952 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mothata921,697/
Mostata9214/
Moutata927/
Motatai925/
Motatha922/
Mothatha8611/
Moustata865/
Moutaita862/
Motataya861/
Matata8329,509/
Motato835,765/
Mutata832,622/
Motati831,293/
Motota83272/
Motate83166/
Moteta8358/
Metata8311/
Mostautas801/
Mmuothata801/
Mustata773,659/
Mothate77497/
Mathata77451/
Motetta77318/
Motheta77283/
Mattata7775/
Mutatay7757/
Moitato7745/
Mothota7744/
Mohtati7742/
Motteta7736/
Motoita7727/
Motatto7722/
Moutati7713/
Mottato7711/
Motaati7710/
Matatai7710/
Mottati779/
Metatha779/
Motathi778/
Motatie778/
Motatos777/
Mohtaty776/
Motatey774/
Muttata774/
Matatta774/
Mutaita774/
Modtati773/
Mutatha773/
Matatah773/
Mutataj772/
Metauta772/
Mutaata772/
Motatti772/
Mastata771/
Maatata771/
Mootati771/
Motgate771/
Mutatea771/
Mujtata771/
Mostato771/
Motater771/
Matatau771/
Matatha771/
Motatho771/
Motatis771/
Motaute771/
Muitata771/
Mateata771/
Mutauta771/
Mgutata771/
Motatit771/
Moutato771/
Moutaty771/
Musteata716,437/
Mustatea711,840/
Moustati71810/
Mothathe7139/
Maetatau7121/
Muthatha7118/
Mothathi7118/
'Mathata7115/
Motahati7114/
Mathatas7111/
Mustatha718/
Motathey718/
Motgatti714/
Mushtata714/
Matostat714/
Mutataya713/
Mostatti713/
Mateatau713/
Mostautaitė712/
Mutaitah712/
Mahthata712/
Mathatau712/
Mattotat711/
Mouttati711/
Muthatah711/
Matathas711/
Motahate711/
Mutautas711/
Mutahata711/
Mutaytay711/
Mattatha711/
Mostater710/
Mutati675,931/
Mutota672,457/
Matota672,380/
Mototo67925/
Mutate67755/
Matati67729/
Matheatau67633/
Matate67477/
Mataty67245/
Matato6795/
Mototi6752/
Mutato6746/
Mutaitaya6723/
Muthathai6722/
Moteto6720/
Motote6719/
Moustaati6710/
Mouchtati679/
Moustatii675/
Mahatatap673/
Mutatá672/
Mahatatha671/
Matatá671/
Moustatih671/
Moshttati671/
Metota671/
Mutatı671/
Metheatau671/
Methathai671/

Motata Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Motata in the Marathi language
मोटटाmotata-
Motata in the Russian language
Мотатаmotata-

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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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  • 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 Motata
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