Motere Surname
Approximately 34 people bear this surname
Motere Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lesotho | 19 | 1:106,977 | 11,319 |
| India | 6 | 1:127,844,230 | 863,365 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
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
Motere Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Motere in the Marathi language | ||
| मोतेरे | motere | 40 |
| मोटेरे | motere | 40 |
| मानेरे | manere | 20 |
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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
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- 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 Motere
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