Motemo Surname

2,483,783rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 60 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Motemo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Motemo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo481:1,539,15886,567
South Africa101:5,417,770150,016
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

Motemo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Motemo is carried by more people in The DR Congo than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of Motemo click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Motemo? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,483,783rd most commonly used last name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 121,459,099 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Motemo live; 80 percent live in Central Africa and 80 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.

Motemo is most commonly used in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 48 people, or 1 in 1,539,158. Excluding The DR Congo Motemo occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 17 percent live and Botswana, where 2 percent live.

Motemo Last Name Statistics demography

Motemo earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 71.6% less than the national average, earning R 67,488 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Motema832,293/
Matemo83340/
Mutemo83120/
Motomo83116/
Motimo83111/
Metemo8317/
Motamo836/
Mothema77291/
Mothamo7723/
Motemah779/
Moteema777/
Moitamo774/
Mothomo773/
Mathemo773/
Metemou773/
Motemma773/
Motemad772/
Matemod771/
Moetimo771/
Motgema771/
Muttemo771/
Metemho771/
Mmatemo771/
Moutimo771/
Motemat771/
Matiemo771/
Matemou771/
Mutemod771/
Matemgou7111/
Mothemma711/
Moteemah711/
Moutimou711/
Mutema6712,031/
Matema675,424/
Motima67662/
Motoma67420/
Motama67100/
Metema6713/
Moutommou671/
Matemá671/

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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 Motemo
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