Motega Surname
Approximately 17 people bear this surname
Motega Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 9 | 1:5,882,401 | 60,754 |
| Kenya | 4 | 1:11,544,975 | 62,419 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
Motega Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Motega Come From? nationality or country of origin
Motega is found most frequently in Tanzania. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Motega? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 4,772,636th most widespread last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 428,679,172 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 82 percent of Motega are found; 76 percent are found in East Africa and 53 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
Motega is most commonly occurring in Tanzania, where it is borne by 9 people, or 1 in 5,882,401. In Tanzania Motega is mostly found in: Mwanza Region, where 44 percent reside. Outside of Tanzania it occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 24 percent reside and The United States, where 18 percent reside.
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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 Motega
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