Motesho Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Uganda

Motesho Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Motesho Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Motesho Last Name Facts

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

The last name Motesho is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Motesho? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 8,968,613th most numerous last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The last name Motesho occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Motesho live; 75 percent live in West Africa and 75 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

Motesho is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 59,047,586. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Oyo, where 100 percent live. Aside from Nigeria this last name exists in one country. It also occurs in Uganda, where 25 percent live.

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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 Motesho
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