Motenu Surname
Approximately 30 people bear this surname
Motenu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| Papua New Guinea | 6 | 1:1,358,953 | 118,663 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
Motenu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Motenu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Motenu is more frequently found in The DR Congo than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Motenu? popularity and diffusion
The last name Motenu is the 3,602,217th most widespread surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 242,918,197 people. The last name Motenu is mostly found in Africa, where 80 percent of Motenu are found; 70 percent are found in Central Africa and 70 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa.
This surname is most commonly used in The DR Congo, where it is held by 21 people, or 1 in 3,518,075. Not including The DR Congo it is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 20 percent reside and South Africa, where 10 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Motenui | 92 | 4 | / |
| Motengu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Mosteanu | 86 | 794 | / |
| Moşteanu | 86 | 141 | / |
| Mothengu | 86 | 11 | / |
| Moșteanu | 86 | 6 | / |
| Moteneux | 86 | 1 | / |
| Motonu | 83 | 381 | / |
| Motanu | 83 | 51 | / |
| Mutenu | 83 | 47 | / |
| Motinu | 83 | 46 | / |
| Matenu | 83 | 12 | / |
| Metenu | 83 | 2 | / |
| Moutengou | 80 | 23 | / |
| Matengu | 77 | 5,146 | / |
| Mutengu | 77 | 1,347 | / |
| Muteanu | 77 | 35 | / |
| Matenus | 77 | 9 | / |
| Matenou | 77 | 2 | / |
| Matenau | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mmotonu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Motingu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Meteinu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Moetonu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Motanau | 77 | 1 | / |
| Muotonu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mottanu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mothanu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Moutinou | 71 | 1,361 | / |
| Matienou | 71 | 13 | / |
| Matenaus | 71 | 12 | / |
| Metienou | 71 | 11 | / |
| Musteanu | 71 | 11 | / |
| Mathengu | 71 | 9 | / |
| Mmatengu | 71 | 4 | / |
| Meteunou | 71 | 4 | / |
| Mateunou | 71 | 2 | / |
| Mutengau | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mutehenu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Matenguu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Matengou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mategnau | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mathenui | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mathenus | 71 | 0 | / |
| Matinu | 67 | 384 | / |
| Matanu | 67 | 284 | / |
| Metonu | 67 | 139 | / |
| Mutinu | 67 | 115 | / |
| Matonu | 67 | 12 | / |
| Mouthinou | 67 | 5 | / |
| Mattenaus | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mouthynou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Metanu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mathenaus | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Motenu
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