Motengwa Surname
Approximately 9 people bear this surname
Motengwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 5 | 1:10,835,541 | 204,227 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
Motengwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Motengwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Motengwa occurs in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Motengwa? popularity and diffusion
It is the 6,360,413th most commonly used surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Motengwa are found; 56 percent are found in Southern Africa and 56 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
This last name is most widely held in South Africa, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 10,835,541. In South Africa it is mostly concentrated in: Gauteng, where 100 percent reside. Besides South Africa this surname is found in one country. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 44 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mothengwa | 94 | 3 | / |
| Mutengwa | 88 | 2,676 | / |
| Motingwa | 88 | 993 | / |
| Matengwa | 88 | 228 | / |
| Motengua | 88 | 41 | / |
| Motengba | 88 | 41 | / |
| Motengwe | 88 | 2 | / |
| Mathengwa | 82 | 29 | / |
| Muteengwa | 82 | 1 | / |
| Matemngwa | 82 | 1 | / |
| Mutngwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mutingwa | 75 | 1,757 | / |
| Motingwe | 75 | 1,164 | / |
| Mutengwe | 75 | 571 | / |
| Motengue | 75 | 27 | / |
| Mutengwi | 75 | 6 | / |
| Matengba | 75 | 4 | / |
| Matengwe | 75 | 4 | / |
| Matingwa | 75 | 2 | / |
| Matemgwa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Motingua | 75 | 1 | / |
| Matenqwa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Metengua | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mating'wa | 71 | 9 | / |
| Muthengwe | 71 | 5 | / |
| Mothingwe | 71 | 3 | / |
| Moutengue | 71 | 2 | / |
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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 Motengwa
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