Motesha Surname
Approximately 126 people bear this surname
Motesha Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 109 | 1:485,703 | 32,780 |
| India | 15 | 1:51,137,692 | 512,385 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
Motesha Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Motesha Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Motesha (Marathi: मोटॅशा) is found in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Motesha? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,604,449th most frequently used surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 57,837,666 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 87 percent of Motesha are found; 87 percent are found in East Africa and 87 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
Motesha is most commonly occurring in Tanzania, where it is borne by 109 people, or 1 in 485,703. In Tanzania Motesha is most frequent in: Tanga Region, where 69 percent are found, Kilimanjaro Region, where 29 percent are found and Mbeya Region, where 1 percent are found. Apart from Tanzania this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in India, where 12 percent are found and The United States, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Motesha Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Motesha in the Marathi language | ||
| मोटॅशा | motesa | - |
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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 Motesha
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