Motebo Surname

959,117th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 272 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Motebo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Motebo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho1441:14,1153,108
South Africa991:547,25043,124
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015

Motebo (45) may also be a first name.

Motebo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Motebo is found most frequently in Lesotho. It can also be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Motebo? popularity and diffusion

Motebo is the 959,117th most frequently used family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 26,792,448 people. The last name Motebo is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Motebo reside; 89 percent reside in Southern Africa and 89 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Motebo is also the 1,504,468th most commonly held first name at a global level, held by 45 people.

The surname Motebo is most frequently occurring in Lesotho, where it is borne by 144 people, or 1 in 14,115. In Lesotho it is most common in: Thaba-Tseka District, where 53 percent are found, Maseru District, where 20 percent are found and Leribe District, where 15 percent are found. Outside of Lesotho it occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 36 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 10 percent are found.

Motebo Last Name Statistics demography

Motebo earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 67.79% less than the national average, earning R 76,548 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mothebo9218/
Moteabo921/
Matebo83667/
Motabo83601/
Mutebo83353/
Motobo83107/
Moteba8357/
Motewo8319/
Motibo8311/
Moitobo77127/
Motevod7790/
Mattebo7773/
Mouteba7742/
Motabou7739/
Mathebo7730/
Motaboo7722/
Matebou7713/
Motiboi774/
Matiebo774/
Motheba773/
Motieba773/
Motebad772/
Mothabo772/
Mothobo772/
Mateebo772/
Muteebo772/
Metebou772/
Moutobo772/
Moutewo771/
Mothibo771/
Mothewo771/
'Motabo771/
Matetbo771/
Muutebo771/
Meteabo771/
Moutybo771/
Motobou771/
Motabho771/
Moutheba7148/
Matebous7119/
Motabhoy7115/
Motabouh7112/
Mothempo718/
Mostevoi717/
Mostevoy711/
Motibhoy711/
Mateubou711/
Matehboh711/
Moutibho711/
Matheboa711/
Methebou711/
Mojtabou711/
Muteba6781,290/
Matobo671,581/
Mateba671,411/
Motaba671,171/
Metobo67740/
Matibo67356/
Motiba67259/
Motoba67243/
Moteva67186/
Mutibo67171/
Motivo67168/
Matabo67158/
Matewo67133/
Motewa6796/
Metabo6776/
Matevo6724/
Mothabhoy6710/
Mottabhoy675/
Mouchteba673/
Mutevo671/
Meteba671/
Matheubou671/

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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 Motebo
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