Moteyi Surname
Approximately 59 people bear this surname
Moteyi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 29 | 1:1,346,182 | 51,611 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| South Africa | 7 | 1:7,739,672 | 177,858 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
Moteyi (23) may also be a first name.
Moteyi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Moteyi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Moteyi occurs more in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of Moteyi click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Moteyi? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 2,506,728th most prevalent last name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 123,517,727 people. The surname Moteyi occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Moteyi live; 49 percent live in East Africa and 46 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 2,239,265th most widespread forename globally, held by 23 people.
The last name is most common in Uganda, where it is carried by 29 people, or 1 in 1,346,182. In Uganda Moteyi is primarily found in: Manafwa District, where 72 percent live, Mbale District, where 21 percent live and Kampala District, where 3 percent live. Barring Uganda this last name occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 36 percent live and South Africa, where 12 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 Moteyi
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