Motelwa Surname

1,315,412th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 171 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Motelwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Motelwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1701:311,42123,787
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Motelwa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Motelwa is more commonly found in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Motelwa click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Motelwa? popularity and diffusion

The last name Motelwa is the 1,315,412th most commonly occurring surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 42,617,228 people. Motelwa is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Motelwa reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 99 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

Motelwa is most prevalent in Tanzania, where it is borne by 170 people, or 1 in 311,421. In Tanzania it is mostly concentrated in: Dodoma Region, where 100 percent live. Not including Tanzania Motelwa exists in one country. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mhotelwa93302/
Motoelwa931/
Motlwa922/
Mothaelwa8872/
Mutelwa86234/
Motlhwa8657/
Moetlwa8655/
Matelwa8636/
Metelwa861/
Moutlwa861/
M'Motoelwa824/
Moetlhwa8060/
Motlhwai8045/
Mathelwa801/
Muteulwa801/
Matlwa77661/
Mutlwa7773/
Motlua771/
Mmatlwa71262/
Mautlwa71146/
Mutilwa7147/
Matelua7144/
Maatlwa7132/
Mmutlwa7127/
Mutelua714/
Moitlwe711/
Moutlwe711/
Matilwa711/
Motilua711/
Matlhwa711/
Matlhwai6736/
Mootluoa679/
Mutuulwa671/
Matilway670/

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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
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  • 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 Motelwa
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