Mothao Surname

2,168,711th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 76 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Botswana
Highest density in:
Botswana

Mothao Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mothao Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Botswana611:35,8517,015
South Africa101:5,417,770150,016
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945

Mothao (164) may also be a first name.

Mothao Last Name Facts

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

Mothao is borne by more people in Botswana than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mothao? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,168,711th most commonly held last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 95,888,762 people. Mothao is predominantly found in Africa, where 93 percent of Mothao live; 93 percent live in Southern Africa and 93 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 715,247th most frequently occurring first name internationally. It is borne by 164 people.

Mothao is most widely held in Botswana, where it is carried by 61 people, or 1 in 35,851. Apart from Botswana it occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 13 percent reside and Thailand, where 7 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Motao91125/
Mothoa835,202/
Mathao8369/
Moutao8352/
Motaho8327/
Motoha8313/
Motaoi833/
Motaot833/
Motoho833/
Motaos832/
Moetao831/
Moitao831/
Motauo831/
Mohtao831/
Motaoa831/
Mottao831/
Mathaoo77348/
Motahou7756/
Motohoi7753/
Mothuoa7750/
Moutaou7722/
Mostoha7721/
Mothoho772/
Mathaeo772/
Moutoho771/
Mottoho771/
Mathaho771/
Mathaot771/
Mathaou771/
Mostaho771/
Mahthao771/
Matao731,376/
Motoa73817/
Mutao73175/
Metao7332/
Moutohou7129/
Moustaou7110/
Moutahou712/
Motohija711/
Mathaayo711/
Mothaiya711/
Mothoahe711/
Mothohou711/
Motahaya711/
Motaiyoa711/
Mmatahao711/
Mahtao67303/
Matoha67287/
Mutoha67186/
Mettao67141/
Mattao6794/
Motouo6786/
Motooa6785/
Mataoa6780/
Mutoho6773/
Mataos6755/
Mottoa6746/
Metoho6721/
Motoua6716/
Meteao6713/
Mataou6711/
Mathäa6711/
Mehtao679/
Mathoa674/
Moutoa673/
Maetao673/
Mhatao673/
Muttao673/
Matoho672/
Moustahou672/
Metaoh672/
Mautao672/
Meetao672/
Mhatoa671/
Madtao671/
Mateao671/
Motuoa671/
Mataao671/
Moto'o671/
Moustaâha671/
Metaou671/
Metoha671/
Methoa671/
Mátoha671/
Mastao671/
Muthoa671/

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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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  • 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 Mothao
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