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 more frequently found in Lesotho than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Motere.

How Common Is The Last Name Motere? popularity and diffusion

The last name Motere is the 3,373,373rd most frequent last name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 214,339,586 people. The last name Motere is primarily found 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. Motere is also the 1,590,275th most common forename at a global level, held by 41 people.

The last name is most prevalent in Lesotho, where it is carried by 19 people, or 1 in 106,977. In Lesotho it is most numerous in: Mokhotlong District, where 95 percent are found and Maseru District, where 5 percent are found. Besides Lesotho Motere is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in India, where 18 percent are found and Nigeria, where 9 percent are found.

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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