Moteke Surname

816,514th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 341 people bear this surname

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

Moteke Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Moteke Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2851:190,09720,645
DR Congo411:1,801,94195,514
Lesotho61:338,76016,589
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019
Botswana41:546,73222,624

Moteke (114) may also be a first name.

Moteke Last Name Facts

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

The surname Moteke is found in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Moteke? popularity and diffusion

Moteke is the 816,514th most commonly occurring last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 21,371,102 people. The surname Moteke is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Moteke reside; 87 percent reside in Southern Africa and 87 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 877,214th most frequent first name globally, held by 114 people.

This surname is most frequently used in South Africa, where it is held by 285 people, or 1 in 190,097. In South Africa Moteke is most prevalent in: Gauteng, where 36 percent reside, North West, where 25 percent reside and Limpopo, where 23 percent reside. Outside of South Africa this last name exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 12 percent reside and Lesotho, where 2 percent reside.

Moteke Last Name Statistics demography

Moteke earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 31.06% less than the national average, earning R 163,824 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Moeteke9278/
Motheke9210/
Mouteke924/
Motekea921/
Motek91259/
Mothekhe86476/
Mothekge8646/
Motheake8622/
Mosteske860/
Mateke832,567/
Meteke831,919/
Motake831,588/
Moteka831,253/
Muteke83476/
Motike83396/
Moteki83245/
Motoke8357/
Mottek8351/
Mojtek8322/
Moštek8314/
Motekh833/
Modtek833/
Moteck832/
Motiek831/
Motheakhe804/
Motoike771,165/
Mutheke77414/
Matheke77130/
Mutekie7762/
Mouteeq7756/
Metekie7750/
Motegue7750/
Matekie7748/
Motieka7746/
Mateker7736/
Motokea7731/
Matekeu7726/
Motheka7726/
Matieke7720/
Metekeu7719/
Motecki7719/
Matteke779/
Mouteka776/
Mateike774/
Mosteck774/
Moutike774/
Mosstek773/
Metekey773/
Motakee772/
Moteski772/
Motekoa772/
Mosteki771/
Mottike771/
Muteuke771/
Metecke771/
Mothake771/
Matekee771/
Motiker771/
Metekei771/
Muteeke771/
Mutieke771/
Motekai771/
Motheki771/
Mouteki771/
Motiske770/
Matezke770/
Motheak'he751/
Matek73782/
Motik73687/
Motyk73127/
Motec7319/
Mátek7313/
Moteq739/
Motex734/
Mostecký7181/
Mathekge7146/
Mostecki7141/
Mostecky7132/
Moticker7116/
Meteikeu7116/
Meteukeu7111/
Motikeit714/
Mothikee713/
Motekova713/
Matejcke711/
Mateekhe711/
Mateikeu711/
Motechki711/
Motheaka711/
Mosteikė711/
Modtegue711/
Mathekea711/
Mathekhe711/
Mothokea711/
Moitheka711/
Mattecke710/
Motoki6720,887/
Motyka6712,355/
Matoke677,207/
Mateka675,809/
Matiek674,279/
Muteka674,143/
Matake671,965/
Metike671,794/
Motika671,683/
Motiki671,447/
Matike67917/
Moutik67840/
Motaki67606/
Moteqi67379/
Muteki67343/
Moštěk67261/
Metake67232/
Mattek67207/
Mutike67145/
Mateky67122/
Mateyk67109/
Mateck67109/
Mateki6784/
Mateik6782/
Meteki6751/
Motaqe6742/
Mateak6729/
Motikh6721/
Motice6718/
Motoqe6718/
Mateek6715/
Moithekhi6714/
Moštík6710/
Mathek679/
Mojteková679/
Mostyk679/
Mateeq679/
Motick678/
Mosteikis677/
Mohtik676/
Mateuk674/
Motaik674/
Mateks674/
Metoke672/
Motiok672/
Mateeg671/
Mothik671/
Motyck671/
Matekp671/
Motoky671/
Matekh671/
Matyke671/
Motuik671/
Moteca671/
Motegh671/
Moushteki671/
Meutek671/
Mutece671/
Motaky670/
Matjke670/
Matesk670/

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