Motau Surname

27,006th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19,893 people bear this surname

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

Motau Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Motau Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa19,2661:2,812359
Lesotho2901:7,0091,503
Botswana1711:12,7892,446
Romania581:346,17029,849
DR Congo481:1,539,15886,567
England291:1,921,31276,208
United States101:36,245,893832,629
Zimbabwe61:2,573,040106,478
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260

Motau (571) may also be a first name.

Motau Last Name Facts

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

The surname Motau (Hindi: मोटऊ) is found in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Motau? popularity and diffusion

The last name Motau is the 27,006th most commonly occurring surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 366,337 people. The surname Motau occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Motau are found; 99 percent are found in Southern Africa and 99 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Motau is also the 350,891st most widely held first name at a global level, borne by 571 people.

The surname Motau is most frequent in South Africa, where it is held by 19,266 people, or 1 in 2,812. In South Africa Motau is mostly concentrated in: Gauteng, where 33 percent reside, Mpumalanga, where 30 percent reside and Limpopo, where 24 percent reside. Apart from South Africa this last name is found in 18 countries. It is also found in Lesotho, where 1 percent reside and Botswana, where 1 percent reside.

Motau Last Name Statistics demography

Motau earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 31.01% less than the national average, earning R 163,956 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mottau91236/
Moteau91169/
Modtau9117/
Mothau9110/
Moutau917/
Motahu914/
Motaju913/
Moitau911/
Mota89418,413/
Motu895,420/
Motteau83302/
Moutaux83226/
Mouteau83160/
Moutaud83126/
Motheau8366/
Mosteau8319/
Moitaux8310/
Mouttau839/
Moiteau832/
Motta80108,054/
Motha8019,772/
Moita8010,592/
Mohta806,170/
Mouta805,961/
Matau803,710/
Motuz803,234/
Motaz802,934/
Motas802,073/
Motea802,051/
Motai802,037/
Mosta801,776/
Motue801,505/
Motup801,458/
Motus801,047/
Mutau801,015/
'Mota80986/
Motoa80817/
Mottu80799/
Motah80783/
Moota80707/
Moeta80665/
Mothu80588/
Motay80501/
Moïta80388/
Motaa80342/
Motut80293/
Mmota80269/
Mootu80206/
Moteu80158/
Motad8091/
Motou8084/
Motae8081/
Motuo8075/
Moutu8069/
Motaj8061/
Moyta8058/
Mojta8057/
Motui8052/
Muota8044/
Motaş8036/
Motaň8029/
Mgota8015/
Mohtu8015/
Motap8012/
Motat8012/
Mhota8011/
Moetu807/
Motuh806/
Moitu806/
Mmotu803/
Mostu802/
Muotu802/
Motga801/
Motud801/
Metau801/
Motaë801/
Motuu801/
Moutault77473/
Moiteaux77297/
Moutteau77106/
Moustaud7728/
Mouteaux778/
Mousteau773/
Moutaiou771/
Mouteaud771/
Mouthaud771/
Mootajuo771/
Mmotahju771/
Moutou736,631/
Motoya735,512/
Mothoa735,202/
Mothae732,325/
Moutai731,043/
Mottaz731,034/
Mostad73805/
Motiya73753/
Motawe73716/
Moutaz73565/
Moutaa73562/
Mothay73497/
Mutayu73466/
Motais73435/
Mothai73414/
Mothea73364/
Moutta73356/
Mottas73325/
Mousta73303/
Moutas73289/
Mottay73288/
Mohtaj73267/
Moitas73229/
Moitai73229/
Motajo73217/
Mottha73202/
Motayo73199/
Mootaz73193/
Mottus73189/
Mathau73176/
Moteea73168/
Motiea73168/
Mootha73160/
Mataus73152/
Moshta73137/
Mo'taz73122/
Moutat73108/
Mohtay73106/
Metaue73102/
Mohuta7397/
Moteya7386/
Matahu7385/
Motooa7385/
Mmatau7379/
Mataud7368/
Motheu7367/
Moitha7365/
Mottai7362/
Mostat7361/
Motaye7355/
Motush7355/
Motija7350/
Mottoa7346/
Motaji7345/
Moutha7343/
Moutad7340/
Mottat7338/
Mettau7335/
Motayi7332/
Motaya7331/
Mustau7328/
Motacz7325/
Maetau7324/
Moutga7324/
Motous7323/
Mothad7322/
Moitay7322/
Moitui7321/
Mottah7321/
Mohutu7321/
Moitus7321/
Motteu7318/
Motash7318/
Mothus7317/
Muotuo7317/
Moitta7316/
Moythu7316/
Mattau7316/
Mojtay7316/
Moutah7315/
Motusz7313/
Mottou7313/
Motioa7313/
Moothu7312/
Muthau7312/
Motaha7312/
Mutaud7312/
Motaai7311/
Mohtaa7310/
Mouthu739/
Moithu739/
Motaid739/
Mmotha739/
Metayu738/
Mutaiu738/
Mahtau737/
Mothaa737/
Methau737/
Mothas737/
Mottea737/
Motuya737/
Mouhta737/
Mottut737/
Mataju737/
Maatau737/
Mochta736/
Motapp736/
Matayu736/
Muutau736/
Mutahu736/
Modtad736/
Mohtta735/
Mootta735/
Mostap735/
Mgotha735/
Moutaj735/
Motouz735/
Moutea735/
Mothou734/
Mottaa734/
Mothaj734/
Moitah734/
Motoue734/
Mutaux734/
Mouteu734/
Motuja733/
Motayy733/
Moottu733/
Mehtau733/
Moutoa733/
Moutay733/
Muttau733/
Motaie733/
Muotue733/
Moetea733/
Moutui733/
Moethu732/
Motatt732/
Motoup732/
Moetha732/
Mostas732/
Muotae732/
Moteia732/
Moteui732/
Moteus732/
Mothue732/
Motaah732/
Moutae732/
Moutap732/
Moutaï732/
Moetai732/
Moteyu732/
Mohtah732/
Motoia732/
Motaja731/
Matauh731/
Mastau731/
Mhotta731/
Moutup731/
Mostai731/
Mostay731/
Mosteu731/
Mostuz731/
Mothuu731/
Mottae731/
Mottap731/
Mottup731/
Mottuz731/
Motyya731/
Mutaju731/
Modtha731/
Motach731/
Motaat731/
Hmouta731/
Moutuo731/
Mottad731/
d'Mota731/
Mootat731/
Motuoa731/
Motyja731/
Motouh731/
Moteha731/
Moteja731/
Moteuh731/
Mothuo731/
Moutue731/
Moytay731/
Moësta731/
Motaaa731/
Motahh731/
Motaij731/
Motaip731/
Motaph731/
Mootou731/
Moitae731/
Moiteu731/
Mojtaz731/
Modtat731/
Moetou731/
'Matau731/
'Moota731/
Moutuh731/
Motuph731/
Mothup731/
Mootai731/
Mostaa731/
Mostou731/
Motahz731/
Mootaa731/
Mohhta731/
Motuis731/
Mutaue731/
Mutaup731/
Mataut731/
Motoux730/
Motatz730/
Mostha730/
Mottausch7149/
Mouteault7122/
Mostaujid7119/
Moutteaux7113/
Moitteaux713/
Motayoush711/
Mata67427,997/
Meta6783,738/
Moto6729,764/
Muta6720,186/
Matu6714,918/
Mutu6714,546/
Metu678,164/
Moustat674,162/
Mahatau671,400/
Mottais671,159/
Mouhtaj671,098/
Motawie67821/
Mouthuy67405/
Mouhtat67376/
Motaweh67347/
Moothai67347/
Moutout67340/
Motawee67336/
Motthai67292/
Moithay67256/
Mouhtad67239/
Moutoux67222/
Mostaid67219/
Moustah67210/
Moustad67207/
Mothais67198/
Mataihu67152/
Moustou67149/
Moutouh67145/
Mathaux67142/
Moutaye67141/
Mathaud67138/
Moutiya67137/
Moutaai67137/
Moutawe67130/
Mohtash67117/
Mathaus67108/
Motteux67108/
Mouttou6792/
Mootaye6786/
Moutous6780/
Motayed6778/
Moutaha6775/
Moystus6772/
Mouthai6770/
Motejat6767/
Mothiya6765/
Mouthou6764/
Moithap6761/
Mooteea6755/
Mothuoa6750/
Moutash6741/
Mostaph6738/
Moistus6734/
Mouttas6732/
Matauch6731/
Moutheu6727/
Motaiah6721/
Matauya6719/
Motheya6719/
Motheux6719/
Mathaut6718/
Mothiea6718/
Mostais6718/
Matthau6717/
Moutaya6715/
Motheea6715/
Mothuja6715/
Muthaju6713/
Motahjd6712/
Motajit6712/
Mottath6711/
Mothayi6711/
Mostats6710/
Mothioa6710/
Matahau679/
Mostead679/
Mothead679/
Muthayu679/
Mohtaji677/
Moustaa677/
Motajad677/
Mothaya676/
Motijah676/
Maataut676/
Mothaji675/
Muttahu675/
Mataiou675/
Moutaie675/
Moothat675/
Mootaya675/
Musthau674/
Motayah674/
Mohtaas674/
Moshtat674/
Matayou674/
Mostaad674/
Mostach674/
Modthai674/
Matahiu673/
Mottatt673/
Motiyat673/
Motayat673/
Motajie673/
Moustas673/
Moutach673/
Mmothai673/
Methayu672/
Mushtau672/
Muttaju672/
Mettayu672/
Mathahu672/
Mohdtaj672/
Motheus672/
Muhtahu672/
Moutayi672/
Moitatz672/
Motajes672/
Moustai672/
Moutoud672/
M'Mouta672/
Moshtah672/
Moothae672/
Mothaja672/
Mothoja672/
Mastaud672/
Matajau672/
Mottaya672/
Mottaja671/
Motteja671/
Mathaiu671/
Mehtaju671/
Moothay671/
Mouchta671/
Mouhtaz671/
Moutaph671/
Mouteya671/
Moutoya671/
Mostoya671/
Motaiph671/
Motajee671/
Moththu671/
Motiyas671/
Motouji671/
Motteus671/
Moetiya671/
Mouttah671/
Moutaaz671/
Matausz671/
Matayus671/
Mataaju671/
Mouhtta671/
Mottawe671/
Motteea671/
Mottout671/
Motyjas671/
Moteudz671/
Mothawe671/
Moutait671/
Mouteha671/
Mouteia671/
Moutoup671/
Moushtu671/
Moussta671/
Mousteu671/
Moustha671/
Moutaia671/
Moëstus671/
Motahas671/
Motahie671/
Motaich671/
Motaieh671/
Mostheu671/
Mostaat671/
Mostash671/
Mostaya671/
Moothou671/
Mohtaje671/
Mojteja671/
Mochtaj671/
Metaaju671/
Măta671/
Mottayi671/
Motuiyo671/
Mothaye671/
Mohtaha671/
Moithai671/
Moshtaa671/
Mohdtha671/
Mouteus671/
Mouttha671/
Mottaih671/
Motuggi671/
Motuyah671/
Mustauy671/
Muotaja671/
Matajup671/
Madtaju671/
Mattaus670/
Mautaus670/
Motieia670/
Motasch670/

Motau Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Motau in the Hindi language
मोटऊmota'u50
मोटाऊmota'u50

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Motau
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis