Motere Surname

3,373,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 34 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Motere Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Motere Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho191:106,97711,319
India61:127,844,230863,365
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
England21:27,859,030389,889
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Motere (41) may also be a first name.

Motere Last Name Facts

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

The last name Motere (Marathi: मोतेरे) is most common in Lesotho. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Motere? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,373,373rd most widely held family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 214,339,586 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 74 percent of Motere are found; 59 percent are found in Southern Africa and 59 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,590,275th most frequently used first name in the world, borne by 41 people.

The surname is most widely held in Lesotho, where it is carried by 19 people, or 1 in 106,977. In Lesotho it is primarily concentrated in: Mokhotlong District, where 95 percent reside and Maseru District, where 5 percent reside. Beside Lesotho this last name is found in 7 countries. It is also found in India, where 18 percent reside and Nigeria, where 9 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mothere9252/
Moitere923/
Moterge922/
Moutere922/
Moterie922/
Motiere921/
Moterey921/
Mostere920/
Moter91447/
Motre91383/
Motaerie866/
Mosterei863/
Moterrey863/
Mostered861/
Moteerie861/
Mosteret861/
Moithere861/
Motter835,618/
Matere834,477/
Moster832,888/
Mother831,029/
Mouter83631/
Motore83499/
Moteri83288/
Motera83204/
Motare83200/
Moitre83142/
Motier83126/
Mutere83102/
Mooter8399/
Metere8395/
Motger8343/
Mohter8332/
Mothre8326/
Mhotre8323/
Moteur838/
Motery836/
Mohtre834/
Moteer834/
Moutre833/
Motire832/
Mottre832/
Mootre831/
Motear831/
Motrej831/
Moiter831/
Motehr831/
Moterr830/
Motherhed804/
Mostert7723,999/
Mottier773,133/
Moutier771,717/
Mosterd771,125/
Moutore77630/
Mathere77265/
Moteriy77188/
Materre77179/
Motieri77154/
Moitier77126/
Moutter77123/
Moister77107/
Mothera77105/
Mouster7786/
Mottert7782/
Mateure7775/
Mouther7754/
Materie7750/
Moyster7739/
Moiteri7739/
Matiere7737/
Mothier7729/
Moterio7723/
Mateere7719/
Mochter7719/
Mooteri7718/
Mastere7717/
Methere7717/
Materer7716/
Mooster7713/
Mettere7713/
Muthere7712/
Moteira7711/
Moytier7711/
Muterer7710/
Materei7710/
Mothare777/
Mhotera776/
Motteir775/
Mottera774/
Materge774/
Motherr774/
Mattere773/
Mothrej773/
Mhatere772/
Mosther772/
Materez772/
Materes772/
Moteris772/
Mosteri772/
Mosterz772/
Motheri772/
Modther772/
Mothery771/
Mahtere771/
Mataere771/
Materea771/
Materee771/
Materey771/
Matetre771/
Mhetere771/
Moother771/
Mosster771/
Moteeri771/
Muteere771/
Muteret771/
Muttere771/
Mottare771/
Moteera771/
Moutera771/
Moither771/
Matereu771/
Matoere771/
Motheré771/
Moutire771/
Motaeri771/
Mostery771/
Meterei771/
Meterey771/
Meterre771/
Muteres771/
Moutery771/
Materhe771/
Medtere771/
Mustere771/
Motires771/
Mouteer770/
Motherd770/
Mootire770/
Mottery770/
Meterie770/
Motterd770/
Mothire770/
Motherhead7529/
Motterhead753/
Motherehtd751/
Mater7314,929/
Matre7311,801/
Motir7383/
Mutterer71482/
Mauterer71267/
Moitheri71202/
Mouteira71188/
Musterer71126/
Matheere7196/
Matheret7173/
Metierre7172/
Moteiray7170/
Matterer7157/
Moothery7151/
Metterie7150/
Moiteira7147/
Musteret7140/
Mothoree7140/
Motahare7126/
Mosæther7116/
Mathiere7115/
Mousteri7115/
Mouthier7111/
Mootheri719/
Moschter719/
Mouhtare718/
Moiterio717/
Muithere715/
Motharej714/
Moutheer714/
Matherei713/
Mastered712/
Matheres712/
Matherhe712/
Mustereţ712/
Mutherei712/
Mutierre712/
Materieh711/
Matherey711/
Matterea711/
Metheree711/
Metherey711/
Mouthery711/
Muthereu711/
Matherer711/
Masterer711/
Masterez711/
Matteres711/
Motherii711/
Mouttier711/
Mostaire711/
Metteree711/
Metterey711/
Moittier711/
Musterej711/
Mustereț711/
Mutehere711/
Moetheri711/
Mosteriz711/
Mosteert711/
Mosterdt711/
Mmathere711/
Matherre710/
Mutteres710/
Matterre710/
Mutteree710/
Mutherer710/
Mhatre6751,397/
Master6746,258/
Mather6728,993/
Matter6721,814/
Matera6717,349/
Matare678,540/
Motari673,931/
Matore672,629/
Mateer672,413/
Meuter672,108/
Materi672,034/
Matier67759/
Mauter67758/
Motair67755/
Mathre67625/
Matear67260/
Mutera67244/
Muteri67234/
Motiri67231/
Matire67161/
Motori67113/
Mousteris6798/
Metare6780/
Metery6772/
Mustereit6766/
Matery6758/
Meteri6756/
Mahter6746/
Mutire6737/
Metore6734/
Mautterer6733/
Madter6732/
Mazter6726/
Mastereid6723/
Mhater6722/
Motory6721/
Mattre6717/
Motira6717/
Mashteare6714/
Mothir6712/
Mateur6712/
Moschtert6712/
Maater6710/
Motary679/
Moutir679/
Mosteiriz677/
Maatre676/
Mostir675/
Mootir674/
Motiry674/
Matger673/
Motahareh673/
Mutrej672/
Metire672/
Maïtre672/
Mätare672/
Masterrer672/
Moitherhi672/
Mathehere672/
Metyre671/
Matheares671/
Masteress671/
Matrre671/
Materd671/
Matère671/
Mgotir671/
Moitir671/
Moitoiret671/
Mohtir671/
Métare671/
Mateir670/
Mottir670/
Mutery670/
Matyre670/

Motere Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Motere in the Marathi language
मोतेरेmotere40
मोटेरेmotere40
मानेरेmanere20

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