Mothinya Surname

2,237,939th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 72 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Mothinya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mothinya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho531:38,3506,671
South Africa191:2,851,458109,033

Mothinya (63) may also be a first name.

Mothinya Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mothinya occurs in Lesotho more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mothinya? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mothinya is the 2,237,939th most frequently used last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 101,215,916 people. Mothinya is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mothinya live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,234,572nd most frequently occurring given name world-wide, borne by 63 people.

The surname Mothinya is most frequently held in Lesotho, where it is carried by 53 people, or 1 in 38,350. In Lesotho it is mostly found in: Butha-Buthe District, where 91 percent are found, Mafeteng District, where 6 percent are found and Leribe District, where 2 percent are found. Not including Lesotho Mothinya occurs in one country. It is also found in South Africa, where 26 percent are found.

Mothinya Last Name Statistics demography

Mothinya earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 75.28% less than the national average, earning R 58,740 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Motinya9328/
Mathinya88528/
Muthinya881/
Motinyah881/
Mothingea821/
Matinya801,941/
Mutinya80233/
Motinha8059/
Motenya8058/
Motingea7511,480/
Muthenya752,937/
Motingia751,598/
Muthinja75614/
Moitinha75156/
Mathinja7598/
Mottinha7530/
Mathenya7511/
Motehnia759/
Moutinha757/
Motainia755/
Muthinia752/
Matihnya751/
Mathinia751/
Muthinha751/
Motienia751/
Mottesnya711/
Mutinha671,090/
Matinha67440/
Matenya67269/
Matinja67183/
Motynha67127/
Motinho6792/
Mutenya6736/
Matigna6718/
Matinyo672/
Mutinja672/
Motynia671/
Mutinyo671/
Matinea671/
Matinia671/
Mathinjaha671/
Mutinia671/

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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 Mothinya
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