Motete Surname

130,081st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,479 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Motete Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Motete Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2,6831:20,1932,555
Lesotho6621:3,070510
DR Congo1161:636,89347,292
England51:11,143,612252,590
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Motete (755) may also be a first name.

Motete Last Name Facts

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

The surname Motete occurs most in South Africa. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Motete click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Motete? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 130,081st most common family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 2,094,724 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Motete are found; 96 percent are found in Southern Africa and 96 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Motete is also the 299,029th most numerous first name world-wide It is held by 755 people.

It is most common in South Africa, where it is held by 2,683 people, or 1 in 20,193. In South Africa Motete is most frequent in: Free State, where 56 percent live, Gauteng, where 20 percent live and North West, where 15 percent live. Not including South Africa it occurs in 12 countries. It is also found in Lesotho, where 19 percent live and The DR Congo, where 3 percent live.

Motete Last Name Statistics demography

Motete earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 60.89% less than the national average, earning R 92,940 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Moutete92190/
Moteete92110/
Moetete9217/
Mothete9216/
Motetee922/
Motette921/
Moteite921/
Motetje921/
Motet91597/
Moteetee86125/
Mothethe8636/
Mosteter8616/
Motester861/
Moutette861/
Matete8317,335/
Mutete837,848/
Mottet835,074/
Moutet83970/
Motate83166/
Metete83130/
Mothet83114/
Moteta8358/
Moteti8357/
Moitet8325/
Motite8319/
Motote8319/
Motett833/
Moteth831/
Motetz831/
Moteed831/
Motest831/
Mohtet831/
Motheethe805/
Mostetter801/
Moteeteee801/
Mouttet77832/
Mathete77720/
Mothate77497/
Motetta77318/
Motheta77283/
Motthet77146/
Matetie7760/
Motetti7740/
Moteiti7738/
Motteta7736/
Mateute7726/
Mosteit7722/
Mutetei7719/
Mateete7715/
Matotte7712/
Muteete7710/
Matiete779/
Muthete778/
Mothite777/
Mhetete776/
Motatey774/
Mutiete774/
Motetha774/
Moteith773/
Mottett773/
Matette773/
Motetoa772/
Mouteti772/
Motites772/
Mateste771/
Matetee771/
Motteti771/
Matetes771/
Mataete771/
Mattete771/
Maetete771/
Mouteta771/
Moustet771/
Moittet771/
Muteyte771/
Muttete771/
Matetei771/
Matethe771/
Mateite771/
Mothote771/
Mosteet771/
Moothet771/
Mutette770/
Matet73758/
Moted7369/
Motit732/
Mathethe71231/
Mothethi7181/
Muthethe7151/
Mataeteh7125/
Mmathete7124/
Matietie7122/
Mothetha7115/
Mateatea7111/
Mathetes718/
Musteate715/
Mojtehed714/
Maatetee714/
Mootheth713/
Mustetea713/
Mothetoa713/
Mouttett712/
Masteste711/
M'Matete711/
Mottotea711/
Motahate711/
Mutietie711/
Mateatee711/
Mateetee711/
Mataetea711/
Mateateh711/
Matyotee711/
Mootheat710/
Mattette710/
Mouteith710/
Masteter710/
Muteti6715,810/
Mateta6711,899/
Muteta674,968/
Mateti673,854/
Motita67972/
Mathet67892/
Matote67438/
Mateut67380/
Motiti67273/
Mathiotte67214/
Mahtet67194/
Matiet6760/
Mototi6752/
Mattet6737/
Matety6733/
Mateed6726/
Mothethoa6725/
Modted6724/
Moutit6714/
Matets6713/
Mojtaheed6711/
Moitit6711/
Mateit6710/
Mateet676/
Metote676/
Mosthetti673/
Mosted673/
Mooted673/
Motytė672/
Matest672/
Mahathete671/
Moothetty671/
Motith671/
Motied671/
Muteteeyi671/
Mojtit671/
Muteithea671/
Matett670/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Motete
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