Motela Surname

303,787th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,248 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Motela Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Motela Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1,0861:48,7495,449
DR Congo1161:636,89347,292
South Africa381:1,425,72975,291
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Motela (53) may also be a first name.

Motela Last Name Facts

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

The last name Motela is carried by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Motela? popularity and diffusion

The last name Motela is the 303,787th most commonly held surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 5,839,380 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Motela reside; 87 percent reside in East Africa and 87 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Motela is also the 1,366,219th most frequently occurring forename at a global level, borne by 53 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Tanzania, where it is borne by 1,086 people, or 1 in 48,749. In Tanzania Motela is most numerous in: Songwe Region, where 49 percent reside, Mbeya Region, where 48 percent reside and Dar es Salaam Region, where 1 percent reside. Barring Tanzania this surname is found in 8 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 9 percent reside and South Africa, where 3 percent reside.

Motela Last Name Statistics demography

Motela earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 67.41% less than the national average, earning R 77,448 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Moutela92337/
Motiela9271/
Motelay9269/
Motelia9225/
Moetela9221/
Mottela928/
Mothela926/
Motelaâ924/
Modtela923/
Mgotela921/
Mootela921/
Moiteela86270/
Mottelay8641/
Moeteela861/
Mothelay861/
Matela839,903/
Mutela835,268/
Motala834,948/
Metela832,326/
Motola831,286/
Motele83785/
Motila83284/
Moteli83269/
Motelo83180/
Motely8321/
Mütela831/
Mosthella802/
Mothedtla801/
Mottola779,859/
Mettela771,551/
Mattela771,007/
Methela77993/
Motolla77552/
Mastela77544/
Mothala77323/
Mothelo77280/
Moteuli77263/
Mothele77226/
Moutele77171/
Metelia77164/
Mathela77137/
Mateula77133/
Motolea77131/
Motelet77122/
Matiela77120/
Mothola77118/
Mataela77117/
Motalla77110/
Mottala7785/
Motelio7782/
Matelat7764/
Moetele7751/
Metelya7740/
Moteele7738/
Matelea7734/
Moiteli7734/
Motolai7731/
Matelau7728/
Mootala7728/
Muitela7727/
Motalay7726/
Maatela7723/
Matelya7722/
Modtala7722/
Moteley7720/
Mateela7716/
Moteler7716/
Moteles7713/
Motilay7711/
Muotila7711/
Moitila779/
Matoela778/
Motheli778/
Moetala778/
Matelas777/
Muttela777/
Matelay777/
Motalai777/
Moutila777/
Matelap776/
Motilia776/
Matelia775/
Mutelia775/
Muthela774/
Motalah774/
Mutelya774/
Motilai773/
Meteala773/
Motalau773/
Matelai773/
Moteali773/
Mutelas772/
Motalia772/
Motolia772/
Motilat772/
Mmatela772/
Moteule772/
Moutelo772/
Meteyla771/
Meteela771/
Mhetela771/
Motelou771/
Mothila771/
Mottely771/
Motylea771/
Muteela771/
Mateila771/
Motiola771/
Moutéla771/
Motieli771/
Moteilo771/
Mouteli771/
Moutely771/
Moutyla771/
Moitele771/
Muotala771/
Mmoteli771/
Metelah771/
Mutelaa771/
Mutelay771/
Mateala771/
Mottelo771/
Moteale771/
Motiloa771/
Mautela771/
Mottila771/
Mostele771/
Moitala771/
Moetola771/
Mosteli771/
Motylat771/
Matelha771/
Mhatela771/
Mothely770/
Mouteillya752/
Mothilay71441/
Motteler71232/
Mothello71195/
Mothelet7166/
Mothalla7151/
Mottelet7122/
Moetteli7119/
Moutelet7111/
Mathiela7110/
Mathaela7110/
Muthelya7110/
Mattelat718/
Muthella717/
Mastelas716/
Mothalay716/
Mosteler715/
Mouthala715/
Motailah715/
Mathelia713/
Motealeh713/
Mateilay713/
Matheela713/
Mottalla712/
Matealla711/
Mathelas711/
Mathelau711/
Mathella711/
Maattela711/
Methella711/
Metteala711/
Mettiela711/
Mothaala711/
Mottolla711/
Mohdteli711/
Modthala711/
Mateelah711/
Maatelah711/
Motallah711/
Moethola711/
Matealea711/
Maetelia711/
M'Matela711/
Motollai711/
Moutalay711/
Moshteli711/
Mosteles711/
Meteleau711/
Mateulah711/
Matheula711/
Motheles711/
Mutheela711/
Muhteela711/
Motollah711/
Meethela711/
Mottalah710/
Matola67105,735/
Matala6717,560/
Mutelo675,692/
Matelo673,585/
Mutele672,508/
Matila672,391/
Matele671,628/
Mutila671,270/
Metelo671,080/
Motolo67930/
Metila67844/
Motili67793/
Metala67720/
Mateli67641/
Matyla67625/
Motała67441/
Metola67321/
Motalo67185/
Muteli67126/
Motile67121/
Motoła6776/
Motyła6754/
Mootealoo6748/
Mutyla6736/
Motealleh6723/
Motilo6718/
Mothoilay6712/
Moustelou6711/
Motily6710/
Mately677/
Mothailay676/
Mahthelah676/
Mateullah676/
Motaillah675/
Muteullah674/
Mouthalay673/
Mathelias673/
Maťola673/
Motealehi673/
Motecillo672/
Moticelli672/
Motesillo672/
Motolá672/
Moustelis672/
Motleo672/
Mouthelet672/
Mostetler671/
Mateła671/
Motyli671/
Moticello671/
Mouttalia671/
Metyla671/
Methhelah671/
Mutetella671/
Matjla671/
Mouthelly671/
Mousteler670/
Mossteler670/
Mouteitle670/

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Footnotes

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