Moteku Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Moteku Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Moteku Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Moteku (72) may also be a first name.

Moteku Last Name Facts

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

The last name Moteku is found most in The DR Congo. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Moteku.

How Common Is The Last Name Moteku? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 7,593,402nd most prevalent family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Moteku reside; 67 percent reside in Central Africa and 67 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Moteku is also the 1,143,416th most commonly used first name world-wide It is held by 72 people.

It is most commonly held in The DR Congo, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 18,469,892. Barring The DR Congo Moteku occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Lesotho, where 17 percent reside and South Africa, where 17 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Moutekou864/
Meteku837,195/
Mateku83306/
Muteku83104/
Motaku8377/
Motoku8368/
Motescu77140/
Matheku7760/
Matekeu7726/
Motokou7725/
Metekau7725/
Matekui7724/
Motokui7724/
Metekeu7719/
Mateaku7712/
Matekus779/
Mothaku774/
Metheku774/
Mateiku773/
Matekou773/
Modtaku773/
Moutaku772/
Motokuh772/
Matesku771/
Muteeku771/
Matekhu771/
Mothiku771/
Mottaku771/
Motakau771/
Mateesku7122/
Meteikeu7116/
Mateukou7113/
Meteukeu7111/
Moutikou713/
Mothokhu712/
Mathieku711/
Metiekou711/
Mateikeu711/
Mateikou711/
Mottakhu711/
Matiku6710,608/
Metiku677,110/
Mataku671,302/
Matoku67332/
Mutiku67312/
Motocu67114/
Metaku67104/
Metoku6712/
Mathiekou671/

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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 Moteku
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