Motebu Surname

691,116th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 428 people bear this surname

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

Motebu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Motebu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa4241:127,77815,009
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906

Motebu Last Name Facts

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

Motebu has its highest incidence in South Africa. It may be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Motebu? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 691,116th most widespread surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 17,026,976 people. The surname Motebu is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Motebu reside; 99 percent reside in Southern Africa and 99 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

It is most prevalent in South Africa, where it is carried by 424 people, or 1 in 127,778. In South Africa Motebu is primarily concentrated in: Limpopo, where 63 percent live, Mpumalanga, where 20 percent live and Gauteng, where 10 percent live. Apart from South Africa it occurs in one country. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 1 percent live.

Motebu Last Name Statistics demography

Motebu earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 35.43% less than the national average, earning R 153,444 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mothebu9239/
Matebu83518/
Mutebu83328/
Motobu83228/
Motabu8316/
Motibu831/
Metebu831/
Motabou7739/
Matebou7713/
Mothobu778/
Mathebu775/
Metebou772/
Motibuy771/
Motevau771/
Matebus771/
Motobou771/
Mothibu771/
Muthebu771/
Matejbus7126/
Matebous7119/
Motabouh7112/
Mothempu712/
Mateubeu712/
Mateubuh711/
Mateubou711/
Motabhau711/
Mojtabou711/
Methebou711/
Mutevu671,431/
Matewu671,310/
Matabu67546/
Mutibu6776/
Matibu6775/
Matobu6722/
Matevu673/
Metabu671/

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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
  • 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 Motebu
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