Motene Surname

156,463rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,798 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Motene Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Motene Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2,5571:21,1882,687
Lesotho1811:11,2302,530
Botswana391:56,07510,323
England91:6,190,895170,599
Papua New Guinea81:1,019,215101,897
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Motene (119) may also be a first name.

Motene Last Name Facts

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

Motene is most common in South Africa. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Motene? popularity and diffusion

It is the 156,463rd most numerous last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 2,604,555 people. The last name Motene occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Motene reside; 99 percent reside in Southern Africa and 99 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 856,040th most frequently used first name in the world, borne by 119 people.

The last name is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is carried by 2,557 people, or 1 in 21,188. In South Africa Motene is most common in: Limpopo, where 29 percent are found, North West, where 27 percent are found and Gauteng, where 25 percent are found. Excluding South Africa this last name exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in Lesotho, where 6 percent are found and Botswana, where 1 percent are found.

Motene Last Name Statistics demography

Motene earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 26.27% less than the national average, earning R 175,212 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Moteane921,207/
Mothene9266/
Motenge9232/
Motiene927/
Motenei927/
Motenes921/
Motoene921/
Moutene921/
Moitene921/
Mottene920/
Motheane86176/
Moutenet86117/
Motegney862/
Motheney860/
Matene834,596/
Motena831,367/
Motone83835/
Motane83353/
Metene83228/
Moteni83178/
Motean8385/
Motine8356/
Mutene8337/
Mothen8331/
Motein839/
Motenj836/
Moteny832/
Motejn831/
Mostenets80109/
Hmmoutene801/
Matenje772,503/
Matenge771,593/
Mutenge771,536/
Mootane77730/
Mutenje77519/
Mateane77492/
Motayne77164/
Moothen77114/
Mutiene7791/
Motheng7770/
Mouteny7770/
Mateene7767/
Mothena7763/
Mathene7756/
Mouteni7748/
Mothone7742/
Meteney7738/
Matenet7737/
Mutenhe7729/
Mateine7728/
Mothane7727/
Matenhe7723/
Mettene7717/
Mategne7712/
Meteine777/
Matiene776/
Moutine775/
Moetane775/
Matenes774/
Motonne774/
Motonea774/
Motengi774/
Motenui774/
Motoine774/
Mattene773/
Matenez773/
Mostine773/
Motesin772/
Mothien772/
Mottine772/
Mateney772/
Mateneh772/
Moteang772/
Matetne772/
Motanee772/
Motenis771/
Motesem771/
Motinee771/
Mutenea771/
Moitine771/
Motenii771/
Matener771/
Motoney771/
Methene771/
Moteana771/
Mateune771/
Mataene771/
Matenea771/
Mastene771/
Mautene771/
Motehen771/
Moteing771/
Mothean771/
Moutone771/
Motahne771/
Motaine771/
Metiene771/
Metenee771/
Muteine771/
Muteneh771/
Matoene771/
Mgoteni771/
Moutein771/
Mottane771/
Motonei771/
Mot'ena771/
Mmotone771/
Motesen771/
Matenie771/
Meteneh771/
Mothenhead750/
Mottenhead750/
Mathenge7122,770/
Matheney711,711/
Mostaine71788/
Metheney71743/
Motahane71556/
Moytheen71201/
Moothien71166/
Motesing71126/
Mattenet71119/
Moitheen7172/
Matheane7167/
Motechin7145/
Mateange7134/
Motaineh7124/
Moutheng7123/
Mathenje7120/
Mathenet7119/
Matteine7113/
Mathenie715/
Mouthine714/
Muthenge714/
Mouhtane714/
Mathenes713/
Moustine713/
Muteenge712/
Mouteini712/
Matetgne712/
Mutienee712/
Moutesem712/
Motheana712/
Matenhei711/
Matheine711/
Matteney711/
Moutenay711/
Motettin711/
Mategnie711/
Mateigne711/
Mottinez711/
Mottonne711/
Mothaneh711/
Motheing711/
Mouthone711/
Moutoine711/
Moutonne711/
Moiteing711/
Methenie711/
Maten'ge711/
Matenehe711/
Matheene711/
Mothanne711/
Mothysen711/
Muthenje711/
Moithein711/
Motynets711/
Mathiene711/
Mattenee711/
Mateyner710/
Mathener710/
Mattener710/
Mathenne710/
Motioney710/
Matine6722,632/
Moustaine672,775/
Matane672,693/
Mutena672,287/
Matena672,103/
Matone671,720/
Mathen671,339/
Mateni67541/
Muteni67507/
Metane67339/
Matean67229/
Matein67164/
Motini67131/
Mothin67129/
Mostynets67125/
Matgen6775/
Mutine6774/
Metine6761/
Motesingh6724/
Motain6723/
Mateny6720/
Mateyn6717/
Meteny6716/
Motgin6716/
Metone6711/
Mostinets679/
Mouhtaine679/
Mothem674/
Muteny674/
Mathienne674/
Mattheney673/
Matyne673/
Moteniszs672/
Mothén672/
Mătean672/
Mateun672/
Mathengeh672/
Motuin672/
Mastenets671/
Mouthenna671/
Motoin671/
Mateingue671/
Moteissem671/
Metyne671/
Motanj671/
Mottineer670/
Matheeney670/
Matheaney670/
Masteneit670/

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Footnotes

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