Motaung Surname

7,796th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 72,905 people bear this surname

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

Motaung Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Motaung Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa71,3511:75961
Lesotho8671:2,344317
Botswana5631:3,884559
England981:568,55234,674
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Iceland41:95,0224,787
Swaziland41:324,550996
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706

Motaung (754) may also be a first name.

Motaung Last Name Facts

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

The last name Motaung is carried by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Motaung? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 7,796th most widely held last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 99,959 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Motaung are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 299,270th most prevalent first name globally, held by 754 people.

The last name Motaung is most numerous in South Africa, where it is carried by 71,351 people, or 1 in 759. In South Africa it is most frequent in: Gauteng, where 37 percent live, Free State, where 34 percent live and North West, where 9 percent live. Excluding South Africa it is found in 16 countries. It is also common in Lesotho, where 1 percent live and Botswana, where 1 percent live.

Motaung Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Motaung earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 45.64% less than the national average, earning R 129,180 per year and in United States they earn 64.64% more than the national average, earning $71,042 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mothaung935/
Moutaung932/
Mottaung931/
Motaunng931/
Mootaung931/
Motang92984/
Motung9252/
Motaun9210/
Motoung8682/
Mataung8661/
Mutaung8630/
Motaune8614/
Mottang8613/
Mothang8611/
Mothung867/
Mootung866/
Metaung865/
Motanng864/
Mootang863/
Motaumg862/
Moteang862/
Motaing862/
Moitang862/
Mmotung862/
Motahng862/
Moutung861/
Mostang861/
Mostaun861/
Motayng861/
Motaang861/
Moetang861/
Motan832,119/
Motun8316/
Motuyang805/
Motasing802/
Motiyang802/
Moetaing801/
Mothoung801/
Motujang801/
Matgaung801/
Mottoung801/
Motaseng801/
Motacing801/
Motieang801/
Mmotoung801/
Matang778,455/
Mottan773,105/
Motong771,110/
Mutang77653/
Metang77526/
Motane77353/
Mutung77286/
Matung77234/
Mootan77175/
Mothan77115/
Motean7785/
Mataun7773/
Moutan7758/
Metung7752/
Motaan7745/
Mostan7727/
Motain7723/
Mostun7716/
Mohtan7711/
Motgan778/
Moitun775/
Muotan774/
Motaen774/
Motand772/
Mootun772/
Motuun772/
Motuin772/
Motoun771/
Motant771/
Motune771/
Motuon771/
Motamg771/
Moitan771/
Modtan771/
Mottun770/
Mothating757/
Mothuseng751/
Muteyaung751/
Mothateng751/
Motheeang751/
Mmotong712,673/
Mothong711,713/
Moteane711,207/
Mootane71730/
Mathang71349/
Mautang71336/
Mochtan71227/
Mostain71219/
Mustang71196/
Moutane71183/
Mettang71172/
Motayne71164/
Moothan71160/
Motiyan71159/
Mataeng71110/
Mottaan7198/
Mastang7192/
Mattang7189/
Mostaan7173/
Muttang7172/
Mathung7161/
Mautong7157/
Moutong7154/
Motoian7145/
Moutoun7143/
Muthung7142/
Motaian7138/
Mathaun7134/
Muotune7132/
Mothane7127/
Meetang7126/
Moustan7126/
Matayun7126/
Meutang7126/
Motijan7125/
Mootong7117/
Motusin7117/
Moutain7114/
Mottong7114/
Motujin7114/
Moudtan7114/
Maatang7113/
Motasin7112/
Metoung7112/
Mmutung7112/
Madtang7111/
Mootain7110/
Mastung7110/
Motaain719/
Muhtang719/
Moutand719/
Motayin719/
Meteang718/
Mottain718/
Motuyon718/
Moteyan716/
Metaing716/
Mohtoun716/
Muthang715/
Matoung715/
Motayan715/
Methang715/
Motieng715/
Muitang712/
Motoyan712/
Mottant712/
Moutune712/
Motahan712/
Moithan712/
Modtong712/
Mohtong712/
Mautung711/
Mathausing711/
Maetang711/
Mhatang711/
Mhootan711/
Mosthan711/
Motaien711/
Mothain711/
Mothann711/
Mohtain711/
Motagne711/
Mataune711/
Mateung711/
Hmoutan711/
Motttan711/
Motuone711/
Motounn711/
Moteing711/
Mothean711/
Moutant711/
Mouttan711/
Mouztan711/
Motahne711/
Motaine711/
Mostune711/
Moithun711/
Motiian711/
Mateang711/
Mottane711/
Motusne711/
Motoeng711/
Matatng711/
Madtung711/
Motthan710/
Matan6715,123/
Moton674,890/
Motam672,540/
Mouthaan671,059/
Matun671,052/
Mostaine67788/
Motum67614/
Moustain67450/
Matajang67303/
Modthong67226/
Motthong67198/
Mutahang67188/
Motheane67176/
Matoteng67173/
Muthueng67108/
Matahang6794/
Moothong6794/
Motunova6789/
Mothoeng6771/
Mothanke6765/
Motanová6764/
Motanova6745/
Matayang6739/
Mohthong6737/
Mottayan6734/
Matangue6729/
Matajeng6727/
Motaineh6724/
Mastaing6719/
Motejane6719/
Moteyane6719/
Mustaing6717/
Motiyane6717/
Muttangs6715/
Mahataun6714/
Matangke6713/
Motieian6711/
Matayong678/
Mothijan677/
Mattaang677/
Mottaian677/
Metayong677/
Moteyeng677/
Mostoyan676/
Mhathung676/
Moteeane676/
Motheyan675/
Matoyang675/
Mathaing675/
Matasing675/
Mothayon675/
Mostayin675/
Mottayen675/
Matungke674/
Moustaan674/
Moutatin674/
Mostasin674/
Moteying674/
Mouhtane674/
Mothayan673/
Mahatang673/
Moustane673/
Meethang673/
Metahang672/
Matuting672/
Matejang672/
Matajong672/
Motieyan672/
Motyieng672/
Matheang672/
Mouthong672/
Moutasen671/
Motasinn671/
Moithong671/
Mateyang671/
Mathaang671/
Maudtong671/
Matyiang671/
Mottasin671/
Motiyeng671/
Motongue671/
Motehand671/
Motheing671/
Mošteňan671/
Mostatin671/
Mostayen671/
Meutaing671/
Moiteing671/
Motajine671/
Motassin671/
Muthangz671/
Mothanne671/
Motawene671/
Mosthaan671/
Mootieng671/
Mootasin671/
Mouttong671/
Mottiyan671/
Moudtong671/
Mustangs671/
Meetaing671/
Meethung671/
Mathueng671/
Matausen671/
Matusing671/
Mhootong671/
Mhothong671/
Madthang671/
Hmadtang671/
Moythain670/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Motaung
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