Motha Surname

27,175th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19,772 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Motha Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Motha Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa15,6681:3,458456
Sri Lanka2,2661:9,1831,334
India9291:825,68936,720
Swaziland1771:7,334424
Australia1291:209,26920,284
United States1231:2,946,821172,836
England761:733,13240,828
United Arab Emirates721:127,25410,508
Philippines641:1,581,847107,292
Canada421:877,27667,671
Pakistan421:4,253,42629,680
Guatemala321:502,5835,075
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Brazil141:15,291,024280,658
Zimbabwe111:1,403,47676,064
Thailand111:6,421,668407,040
France111:6,038,429280,838
Colombia91:5,308,23018,838
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Papua New Guinea71:1,164,817109,517
Mexico71:17,732,31550,495
Malaysia61:4,915,704170,578
New Zealand51:905,66545,114
Chad41:3,398,0507,703
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
Finland41:1,374,17650,379
Lesotho31:677,51919,546
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643

Motha (1,246) may also be a first name.

Motha Last Name Facts

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

The last name Motha (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻣﺘﻪ, Hindi: मोथा, Marathi: मोठा, Oriya: େମାଠା) is found in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Motha? popularity and diffusion

It is the 27,175th most commonly used family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 368,579 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 80 percent of Motha are found; 80 percent are found in Southern Africa and 80 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 223,764th most commonly used forename world-wide, borne by 1,246 people.

The last name Motha is most prevalent in South Africa, where it is borne by 15,668 people, or 1 in 3,458. In South Africa Motha is most numerous in: Mpumalanga, where 49 percent live, Gauteng, where 29 percent live and KwaZulu-Natal, where 11 percent live. Barring South Africa this last name occurs in 50 countries. It also occurs in Sri Lanka, where 11 percent live and India, where 5 percent live.

Motha Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Motha last name are 43.07% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 96.3% registered with the party.

The amount Motha earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 34.01% less than the national average, earning R 156,828 per year; in Colombia they earn 45.57% less than the national average, earning $12,357,400 COP per year; in United States they earn 4.25% more than the national average, earning $44,982 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.4% more than the national average, earning $55,346 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mothoa915,202/
Mothay91497/
Mothai91414/
Mothea91364/
Mottha91202/
Mootha91160/
Moitha9165/
Moutha9143/
Mothad9122/
Motaha9112/
Mothau9110/
Mmotha919/
Mothaa917/
Mothas917/
Mgotha915/
Mothaj914/
Moetha912/
Modtha911/
Mostha910/
Mota89418,413/
Moothai83347/
Motthai83292/
Moithay83256/
Mothais83198/
Moutaha8375/
Mouthai8370/
Motheau8366/
Moithap8361/
Mothuoa8350/
Mothiea8318/
Motheea8315/
Mothioa8310/
Mothead839/
Mothaya836/
Moothat835/
Modthai834/
Mmothai833/
Mothaja832/
Moothay831/
Mouteha831/
Moustha831/
Motahas831/
Mohtaha831/
Moithai831/
Mohdtha831/
Mouttha831/
Motta80108,054/
Matha8023,997/
Motau8019,893/
Mothe8012,334/
Moita8010,592/
Mutha809,568/
Metha806,393/
Mohta806,170/
Mouta805,961/
Motaz802,934/
Mothi802,135/
Motas802,073/
Motea802,051/
Motai802,037/
Mosta801,776/
'Mota80986/
Motho80830/
Motoa80817/
Motah80783/
Moota80707/
Moeta80665/
Motay80501/
Motoh80445/
Moïta80388/
Motaa80342/
Moteh80273/
Mmota80269/
Mothy80176/
Motad8091/
Mothé8063/
Motaj8061/
Moyta8058/
Mojta8057/
Muota8044/
Motaş8036/
Motaň8029/
Mgota8015/
Motap8012/
Motat8012/
Mhota8011/
Motga801/
Mothê801/
Motaë801/
Mátha801/
Moothath7745/
Moustaha7744/
Motahaye7722/
Mouttaha778/
Moothatt775/
Mohdtaha772/
Mottahah772/
Moithaya771/
Mousthap771/
Mouthaya771/
Mottahad771/
Mouthaud771/
Motahaya771/
Mosthaap771/
Mootheat770/
Mathai7324,502/
Mathad7312,941/
Mahtha734,668/
Mothes733,923/
Mathea731,443/
Mouthe731,233/
Mathay731,225/
Moutai731,043/
Mottaz731,034/
Mother731,029/
Mothei73966/
Mostad73805/
Mathas73800/
Mothip73669/
Mothiy73667/
Mothey73656/
Mottoh73635/
Moutaz73565/
Moutaa73562/
Mataha73538/
Muttha73486/
Motais73435/
Mattha73434/
Mgatha73393/
Muthai73376/
Moutta73356/
Moutih73345/
Mottas73325/
Mousta73303/
Motich73293/
Moutas73289/
Mottay73288/
Mohtaj73267/
Mottau73236/
Moitas73229/
Moitai73229/
Mehtha73224/
Mathat73223/
Madtha73195/
Mootaz73193/
Mutaha73189/
Mothie73180/
Muthaa73178/
Moothi73176/
Mathau73176/
Moothy73172/
Moteau73169/
Moteea73168/
Motiea73168/
Moshta73137/
Mothee73135/
Mo'taz73122/
Mothet73114/
Moutat73108/
Mohtay73106/
Mohuta7397/
Meetha7386/
Motooa7385/
Maatha7369/
Muthay7369/
Mastha7367/
Motheu7367/
Mathap7366/
Mottai7362/
Mostat7361/
Moutoh7354/
Methai7346/
Mottoa7346/
Mustha7344/
'Motho7343/
Moythi7342/
Maetha7340/
Moutad7340/
Mottat7338/
Mathaa7334/
Muthad7332/
Motaya7331/
Mhothi7328/
Mouthi7328/
Muthha7325/
Motacz7325/
Moutga7324/
Muthea7322/
Moitay7322/
Mothis7321/
Mottah7321/
Metaha7320/
Methay7320/
Motash7318/
Mothod7317/
Moithe7317/
Moitho7317/
Modtau7317/
Moitta7316/
Mojtay7316/
Mothio7315/
Modthi7315/
Moutah7315/
Motish7314/
Moethe7314/
Mmatha7313/
Máthay7313/
Motioa7313/
Muthau7312/
Mmotoh7312/
Muitha7312/
Mathah7311/
Motaai7311/
Mottih7311/
Mathäa7311/
Moithy7311/
Mohtaa7310/
Mgutha739/
Motaid739/
Mmotho739/
Methta738/
Mautha738/
Motysh737/
Methau737/
Moothe737/
Mottea737/
Mouteh737/
Mouhta737/
Motheß737/
Mat'ha737/
Moutau737/
Mootho737/
Mochta736/
Motapp736/
Mothoo736/
Modtad736/
Mohtta735/
Mootta735/
Mostap735/
Muthas735/
Moutaj735/
Muutha735/
Moutho735/
Moutea735/
Motosh735/
Mathoa734/
Motesh734/
Mothou734/
Mottaa734/
Muthaj734/
Muthta734/
Muthaz734/
Mathaj734/
Moitah734/
Muthap734/
Motahu734/
Motych733/
Mettha733/
Muytha733/
Moutoa733/
Moutay733/
Moetea733/
Mouthy733/
Mothoi733/
Mhatha732/
Muthat732/
Mathta732/
Mathha732/
Mhotho732/
Motatt732/
Motoch732/
Moithi732/
Mmetha732/
Mostas732/
Methah732/
Mottho732/
Motaah732/
Moutap732/
Moutaï732/
Moetai732/
Mohtah732/
Mhetha732/
Moethi732/
Muthah732/
Motaja731/
Medtha731/
Methha731/
Mhotta731/
Mostai731/
Mostay731/
Moteth731/
Mothhe731/
Mothih731/
Mothje731/
Mothoh731/
Mothoj731/
Mottap731/
Motthe731/
Mmutha731/
Mohthe731/
Motach731/
Motaat731/
Hmouta731/
Mottad731/
d'Mota731/
Mootat731/
Mathaz731/
Motuoa731/
Motouh731/
Motihe731/
Motioh731/
Motehr731/
Moteuh731/
Mothej731/
Mothuo731/
Mothès731/
Moytay731/
Moësta731/
Motaaa731/
Motahh731/
Motaij731/
Motaip731/
Motaph731/
Moithé731/
Mojtaz731/
Muothe731/
Modtat731/
Mátoha731/
'Moota731/
Mgothi731/
Mgotho731/
Mothgi731/
Muthoa731/
Mootai731/
Mostaa731/
Motahz731/
Mootaa731/
Mohhta731/
Mohtoh731/
Moitau731/
Methaj731/
Mhoteh731/
Mothot730/
Motatz730/
Moushtaha71157/
Mousthaph712/
Moostahas711/
Moustahah711/
Mata67427,997/
Meta6783,738/
Mote6772,143/
Moto6729,764/
Moti6727,831/
Muta6720,186/
Mahatha6715,209/
Moustat674,162/
Mathais672,024/
Muththa671,172/
Mottais671,159/
Mouhtaj671,098/
Moty67856/
Mathaha67736/
Matthai67675/
Moothoo67515/
Mouthuy67405/
Mouhtat67376/
Motteau67302/
Mouhtad67239/
Moutaux67226/
Mostaid67219/
Moustah67210/
Moustad67207/
Muthaya67198/
Mouteau67160/
Motthet67146/
Moutouh67145/
Mathaux67142/
Mathaud67138/
Moutaai67137/
Moutaud67126/
Matthay67123/
Maathai67122/
Mahthaj67120/
Mathait67118/
Mohtash67117/
Mathaus67108/
Matheas67107/
Maththa67103/
Muottoh6794/
Moutich6778/
Mouthou6764/
Mooteea6755/
Mouther6754/
Mathaia6750/
Masthat6748/
Mathahs6743/
Moutash6741/
Masthay6738/
Mostaph6738/
Mouttas6732/
Matthas6731/
Mathaya6731/
Moithei6729/
Moutheu6727/
Meethai6727/
Moothep6725/
Muthead6724/
Muithay6723/
Muthaih6721/
Mehtaha6721/
Mathiea6720/
Mosteau6719/
Mathaut6718/
Mostais6718/
Matthau6717/
Muthaia6717/
Moté6717/
Mattaha6717/
Mathadh6715/
Moutaya6715/
Mathoth6714/
Mathays6713/
Muttaha6713/
Muthahe6712/
Motahjd6712/
Mouthoy6712/
Mouthey6711/
Mottath6711/
Moothee6711/
Mostats6710/
Matthea6710/
Mouttoh6710/
Mutahay6710/
Moitaux6710/
Moithey6710/
Matahau679/
Mostead679/
Mouttau679/
Mathaij678/
Matahai678/
Mostych677/
Mahthaa677/
Moustaa677/
Mouthie677/
Maathay676/
Modthip676/
Moothoh675/
Mootaya675/
Mostich674/
Mathaiy674/
Muhthaj674/
Mouteeh674/
Musthau674/
Motthip674/
Mohtaas674/
Metthai674/
Moshtat674/
Maataha674/
Mostaad674/
Mostach674/
Motherr674/
Moothes674/
Madthat674/
Muthaha673/
Mashtha673/
Moteith673/
Musthaz673/
Mathaas673/
Mathaai673/
Mottatt673/
Matuuha673/
Moustas673/
Mouthio673/
Moothod673/
Moutach673/
Modthed673/
Musthap673/
Mushtha672/
Mathahu672/
Mosther672/
Mohdtaj672/
Mmuotoh672/
Mothehe672/
Moiteau672/
Moitatz672/
Moustai672/
M'Mouta672/
Matooha672/
Moshtah672/
Moshteh672/
Modther672/
Madtaha672/
Mottaya672/
Mottaja671/
Mahthai671/
Mathass671/
Matthad671/
Masthad671/
Mathtap671/
Matooth671/
Mehthaj671/
Moother671/
Mouchta671/
Mouhtaz671/
Moutaph671/
Moythee671/
Motaiph671/
Mothees671/
Moththi671/
Motj671/
Mutthaa671/
Mutthai671/
Muthaiz671/
Muthaja671/
Musttha671/
Mmathai671/
Mmehtha671/
Mouthee671/
Medtaha671/
Mouttah671/
Moutaaz671/
Mathtas671/
Mudtaha671/
Moither671/
Mathooa671/
Matthéa671/
Matouth671/
Mahthah671/
Maãtaha671/
Mouhtta671/
Motteea671/
Mottoch671/
Motttoh671/
Moutait671/
Moutheh671/
Moutith671/
Moutoch671/
Moussta671/
Mousthi671/
Moutaia671/
Motahie671/
Motaich671/
Mostaat671/
Mostash671/
Mettaha671/
Moothou671/
Moitthy671/
Mochtaj671/
Moeteau671/
Moethhe671/
Măta671/
Mutahai671/
Muthahy671/
Muthaid671/
Mutotsh671/
'M'Otho671/
Mauthoa671/
Motthee671/
Moshtaa671/
Moothet671/
Mouthys671/
Mottaih671/
Muutaha671/
Muttoha671/
Muotaja671/
Mathahd671/
Modthes671/
Mhothip671/
Mathasz670/
Mouthed670/
Mothiss670/
Motasch670/

Motha Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Motha in the Oriya language
େମାଠାematha-
Motha in the Marathi language
मोठाmotha78.88
मोथाmotha15.52
मोटाmota1.72
मोथांmotham0.86
मुथाmutha0.86
Motha in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻣﺘﻪamth60
ﻣﺘﻬﺎmtha20
ﺍﻣﺘﻬﺎamtha20
Motha in the Hindi language
मोथाmotha58.97
मोठाmotha41.03

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