Motheka Surname
Approximately 26 people bear this surname
Motheka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lesotho | 25 | 1:81,302 | 10,029 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Motheka (16) may also be a first name.
Motheka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Motheka Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Motheka occurs most in Lesotho. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Motheka? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 3,882,373rd most commonly occurring family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 280,290,228 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Motheka reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,786,762nd most prevalent first name world-wide, borne by 16 people.
The last name Motheka is most commonly held in Lesotho, where it is carried by 25 people, or 1 in 81,302. In Lesotho Motheka is mostly concentrated in: Quthing District, where 100 percent reside. Apart from Lesotho this surname exists in one country. It also occurs in South Africa, where 4 percent reside.
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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 Motheka
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