Motema Surname

184,892nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,293 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Motema Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Motema Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo1,6211:45,5775,523
South Africa4201:128,99515,120
Lesotho2261:8,9942,020
Cameroon61:3,461,511126,814
Botswana41:546,73222,624
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
England21:27,859,030389,889
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
France11:66,422,722504,397
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

Motema (1,184) may also be a first name.

Motema Last Name Facts

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

The surname Motema (Marathi: मोटेमा) is borne by more people in The DR Congo than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Motema? popularity and diffusion

Motema is the 184,892nd most commonly used surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,178,171 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Motema are found; 71 percent are found in Central Africa and 71 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Motema is also the 230,515th most widespread first name internationally It is held by 1,184 people.

It is most common in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 1,621 people, or 1 in 45,577. Beside The DR Congo Motema occurs in 16 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 18 percent live and Lesotho, where 10 percent live.

Motema Last Name Statistics demography

Motema earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 57.02% less than the national average, earning R 102,132 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mothema92291/
Motemah929/
Moteema927/
Motemma923/
Motemad922/
Motemat921/
Motgema921/
Mothemma861/
Moteemah861/
Mutema8312,031/
Matema835,424/
Moteme83682/
Motima83662/
Motoma83420/
Motama83100/
Motemi8365/
Motemo8360/
Metema8313/
Mathema771,945/
Moutima77745/
Muthema77353/
Mothemi77182/
Matemai77134/
Mmatema77130/
Motamma7752/
Mutemah7724/
Mothama7718/
Mutemma7715/
Matemga7715/
Motheme7714/
Mataema7713/
Motomah7711/
Mothoma776/
Matemau774/
Matemah773/
Mouteme773/
Moutemi773/
Maatema772/
Mateama772/
Motimah772/
Motamai772/
Matiema772/
Moteame772/
Matoema772/
Motemer771/
Matemma771/
Mattema771/
Mastema771/
Methema771/
Mettema771/
Motimat771/
Mottama771/
Mutemha771/
Matemat771/
Motimay771/
Motemeh771/
Moutemy771/
Moutoma771/
Metiema771/
Muteema771/
Muteuma771/
Muttema771/
Mutiema771/
Moetima771/
Mohtama771/
Moitima771/
Mautema771/
Muttemma71237/
Moutemed71122/
Motimath7194/
Muthemma7182/
Moutoima7142/
Mathemma7114/
Mateemai719/
Moutheme719/
Motimadh714/
Mouthemy713/
Motamaha712/
Moothima712/
Motammaj711/
Mothimma711/
Motitmma711/
Matemash711/
Mothomai711/
Mustemat711/
Matemahe711/
Mhothoma711/
Motimahe711/
Moutemio711/
Mathemas710/
Mutemi6715,150/
Mutima672,498/
Muteme67619/
Mateme67468/
Matemo67340/
Matemi67333/
Mothamaha67195/
Metama67185/
Mutemo67120/
Motomo67116/
Motimo67111/
Motimi6786/
Metoma6741/
Motime6721/
Metemo6717/
Metima6713/
Motamo676/
MacHtemas673/
Mutthemma673/
Matemy672/
Muthtemma671/
Muttemmah671/
Mátima671/
Matemá671/
Motehemie671/
Moustaima671/

Motema Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Motema in the Marathi language
मोटेमाmotema-

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