Moteka Surname

302,831st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,253 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Moteka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Moteka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa6751:80,2639,921
Lesotho2391:8,5041,912
Brazil1291:1,659,49154,555
Cameroon1171:177,51318,775
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
India181:42,614,743461,117
Poland131:2,923,750116,258
Germany111:7,318,678235,042
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Botswana41:546,73222,624
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
England41:13,929,515290,718
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

Moteka (186) may also be a first name.

Moteka Last Name Facts

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

Moteka (Hindi: मोटेका, Oriya: େମାେଟକା, Russian: Мотека) is more commonly found in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Moteka? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 302,831st most frequently occurring surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 5,816,078 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 85 percent of Moteka are found; 73 percent are found in Southern Africa and 73 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Moteka is also the 667,122nd most frequently occurring first name globally, borne by 186 people.

This surname is most frequently used in South Africa, where it is held by 675 people, or 1 in 80,263. In South Africa it is primarily found in: Gauteng, where 44 percent live, Free State, where 40 percent live and Limpopo, where 7 percent live. Excluding South Africa Moteka occurs in 16 countries. It is also common in Lesotho, where 19 percent live and Brazil, where 10 percent live.

Moteka Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Moteka earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 36.86% less than the national average, earning R 150,036 per year and in United States they earn 58.27% more than the national average, earning $68,292 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Motieka9246/
Motheka9226/
Motekat9215/
Moteska928/
Mouteka926/
Motekoa922/
Motekah921/
Motekea921/
Motekai921/
Mosteika8656/
Mostecka864/
Mothekga862/
Motheaka861/
Moitheka861/
Motyka8312,355/
Mateka835,809/
Muteka834,143/
Motoka832,144/
Motika831,683/
Motaka83511/
Moteke83341/
Moteki83245/
Meteka83194/
Moteko8338/
Moteca831/
Matheka7714,447/
Matejka774,960/
Motycka77522/
Mateika77405/
Mateyka77378/
Mateeka77377/
Mothoka77336/
Matieka77249/
Matekha77213/
Mothaka77175/
Matekoa77141/
Mmotoka77117/
Matecka7785/
Mootaka7784/
Muteuka7779/
Moeteke7778/
Metekha7756/
Motiska7745/
Mothika7743/
Mottika7742/
Moteyko7737/
Motheko7735/
Mataeka7734/
Motokea7731/
Motikat7730/
Motikah7726/
Metekau7725/
Matekai7725/
Moteiko7723/
Metekai7722/
Maateka7722/
Muteeka7722/
Motecki7719/
Mateuka7715/
Motikas7713/
Mategka7713/
Motheke7710/
Mosteko779/
Matteka778/
Mootika777/
Motakai777/
Motikai776/
Motokaa776/
Matoeka775/
Mutheka775/
Mouteke774/
Motokai774/
Mottaka773/
Motikay773/
Moetoka773/
Motocka772/
Metejka772/
Matezka772/
Moteski772/
Moutika772/
Mauteka771/
Matekah771/
Meeteka771/
Meteyka771/
Mosteki771/
Motakka771/
Motyoka771/
Motyska771/
Matetka771/
Matekka771/
Motijka771/
Motizka771/
Motokha771/
Motejko771/
Motakau771/
Mojtyka771/
Metekaa771/
Mutekah771/
Matekga771/
Metheka771/
Motheki771/
Mouteki771/
Motezko770/
Moťka73146/
Mathekga714,229/
Mothekhe71476/
Motychka71248/
Mostecká7190/
Mostecký7181/
Mateicka7177/
Mothekge7146/
Mosteiko7143/
Mostecki7141/
Masteika7140/
Mattekat7134/
Mostecky7132/
Matheyka7129/
Matheika7129/
Mustekat7127/
Motheake7122/
Matiegka7121/
Mattheka7121/
Mateikat7117/
Mostyska7116/
Muthekka718/
Mateshka718/
Matteeka717/
Mathejka716/
Mattecka716/
Masteyka715/
Matekahe715/
Moothika714/
Mothikga714/
Moutekou714/
Mateyska713/
Mathekay713/
Musteika713/
Motakaai713/
Mathekha713/
Motikhay712/
Mateijka712/
Mostejko712/
Moutakka712/
Moottika711/
Mathieka711/
Matheeka711/
Mateekah711/
Mateekha711/
Mattejka711/
Motiscka711/
Motechki711/
Mothokha711/
Moutakai711/
Mouthaka711/
Mathekas711/
Matiekah711/
Mathekea711/
Mathekqa711/
Mothesko711/
Mothokea711/
Mosteske710/
Mustedka710/
Maetecka710/
Mataka6719,159/
Muteca676,515/
Matika676,173/
Matoka674,410/
Mateko672,586/
Mateke672,567/
Motoko672,384/
Mutika672,034/
Matyka671,721/
Motiki671,447/
Muteke67476/
Motica67428/
Motike67396/
Moteqi67379/
Muteki67343/
Motoca67207/
Mateky67122/
Mutyka6785/
Motako6785/
Mateki6784/
Muteko6777/
Motaco6768/
Mátéka6764/
Matjka6760/
Metika6754/
Motyko6752/
Matěka6740/
Meteko6737/
Mateschka6722/
Matthecka6722/
Motice6718/
Matteikat6717/
Metaka6715/
Moithekhi6714/
Mousteiko6712/
Motaqo6711/
Metoka6710/
Motiko678/
Mosteikis677/
Mostykach677/
Mostykash677/
Motheakhe674/
Motyca673/
Mattekatt672/
Motaca672/
Moteco672/
Mateichka671/
Mateca671/
Matéka671/
Moushteki671/
Moshtesko671/
Meteca671/

Moteka Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Moteka in the Hindi language
मोटेकाmoteka-
Moteka in the Oriya language
େମାେଟକାemaetaka-
Moteka in the Russian language
Мотекаmoteka-

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Footnotes

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