Motemi Surname
Approximately 65 people bear this surname
Motemi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 48 | 1:1,539,158 | 86,567 |
| Cameroon | 10 | 1:2,076,907 | 105,188 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Motemi (41) may also be a first name.
Motemi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Motemi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Motemi is found in The DR Congo more than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Motemi? popularity and diffusion
The last name Motemi is the 2,372,517th most frequently occurring last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 112,116,091 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Motemi reside; 89 percent reside in Central Africa and 89 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,590,275th most widespread forename throughout the world It is held by 41 people.
The surname is most frequently held in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 48 people, or 1 in 1,539,158. Other than The DR Congo Motemi exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 15 percent live and South Africa, where 6 percent live.
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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 Motemi
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