Motheo Surname

378,680th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 943 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Motheo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Motheo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa5371:100,89012,215
Lesotho2351:8,6491,951
Botswana1601:13,6682,650
Brazil91:23,786,037375,389
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Motheo (1,713) may also be a first name.

Motheo Last Name Facts

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

Motheo is more frequently found in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Motheo? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 378,680th most numerous family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 7,728,044 people. The surname Motheo is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Motheo live; 99 percent live in Southern Africa and 99 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Motheo is also the 185,537th most commonly occurring first name world-wide, held by 1,713 people.

The last name is most frequently used in South Africa, where it is held by 537 people, or 1 in 100,890. In South Africa it is primarily found in: Free State, where 54 percent live, Gauteng, where 22 percent live and Northern Cape, where 13 percent live. Aside from South Africa it is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Lesotho, where 25 percent live and Botswana, where 17 percent live.

Motheo Last Name Statistics demography

Motheo earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 54.69% less than the national average, earning R 107,664 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Motheho9225/
Moutheo925/
Moteo9184/
Matheo834,648/
Mutheo83474/
Mothea83364/
Mosteo83118/
Mothio8315/
Mouteo8311/
Moteos839/
Metheo835/
Moteou831/
Moteho831/
Motiho831/
Motieo831/
Motteo830/
Matheos773,085/
Matheou77585/
Mouteho7787/
Mothiea7718/
Motheea7715/
Mothioa7710/
Mattheo774/
Mouthio773/
Mathieo772/
Moitiho771/
Moetiho771/
Mouteoa771/
Mothiot771/
Matheho771/
Mothiae771/
Matheod771/
Mateo73242,117/
Motea732,051/
Motio731,047/
Muteo7362/
Meteo7339/
Motyo7315/
Motjo738/
Mattheou711,241/
Mothijoa71368/
Mattheos71148/
Matheoud7163/
Matheous719/
Mousteou712/
Matheods710/
Mateos6768,583/
Matteo677,530/
Mathea671,443/
Muthio67981/
Mathio67452/
Motios67229/
Motiea67168/
Moteea67168/
Muotio67116/
Moutio6787/
Mateoi6779/
Mothia6747/
Mothya6742/
Masteo6738/
Motyha6728/
Motjea6723/
Muthea6722/
Mateou6716/
Mahteo6714/
Motioa6713/
Motjoi6711/
Metteo679/
Motiah678/
Mottea677/
Mateoz676/
Motijo675/
Muotyo675/
Moutea675/
Methio674/
Methyo673/
Moitio673/
Matheó673/
Mateoa673/
Motjoa673/
Mateeo673/
Musteo672/
Mottio672/
Motjot672/
Mostio672/
Motiha671/
Mateod671/
Mateoo671/
Maeteo671/
Motjoy671/
Mateoh671/
Mateop671/
Mathéo671/
Motioh671/
Moteha671/
Matieo671/
Motjio671/
Motioz671/

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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 Motheo
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