Motendwa Surname

2,293,424th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 69 people bear this surname

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

Motendwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Motendwa Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo681:1,086,46468,260
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947

Motendwa (63) may also be a first name.

Motendwa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Motendwa is most common in The DR Congo. It can occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Motendwa? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,293,424th most commonly occurring last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 105,616,607 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Motendwa are found; 99 percent are found in Central Africa and 99 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Motendwa is also the 1,234,572nd most frequent forename internationally, held by 63 people.

The surname Motendwa is most frequently used in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 68 people, or 1 in 1,086,464. Not including The DR Congo this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in Rwanda, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mutendwa88329/
Motindwa8868/
Matendwa884/
Muttendwa826/
Mathendwa821/
Mutentwa75775/
Mutindwa757/
Motindua754/
Matentwa751/
Mathentwa7131/
Mathendua711/
Mutintwa635/
Matintwa631/
Matindwet591/
Mathintwa591/
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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 Motendwa
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