Motho Surname
Approximately 830 people bear this surname
Motho Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 164 | 1:450,485 | 36,956 |
| South Africa | 156 | 1:347,293 | 31,960 |
| Botswana | 143 | 1:15,293 | 2,975 |
| Cameroon | 97 | 1:214,114 | 21,748 |
| Kenya | 95 | 1:486,104 | 25,105 |
| Pakistan | 86 | 1:2,077,254 | 19,688 |
| India | 30 | 1:25,568,846 | 339,406 |
| Lesotho | 23 | 1:88,372 | 10,414 |
| Ivory Coast | 11 | 1:2,097,385 | 37,425 |
| Thailand | 10 | 1:7,063,834 | 426,148 |
| Congo | 6 | 1:831,516 | 16,072 |
| Chad | 4 | 1:3,398,050 | 7,703 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Motho (491) may also be a first name.
Motho Demographics
Average Motho Salary in
South Africa
R 154,692
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Motho Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Motho Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Motho (Hindi: मोठो, Marathi: मोथो) is more commonly found in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Motho? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 418,547th most prevalent last name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 8,780,176 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 85 percent of Motho are found; 39 percent are found in Southern Africa and 39 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Motho is also the 383,498th most frequent given name at a global level, held by 491 people.
It is most commonly held in The DR Congo, where it is held by 164 people, or 1 in 450,485. Excluding The DR Congo this surname is found in 15 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 19 percent reside and Botswana, where 17 percent reside.
Motho Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Motho earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 34.9% less than the national average, earning R 154,692 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Motho Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Motho in the Hindi language | ||
| मोठो | motho | 66.67 |
| मोथो | motho | 33.33 |
| Motho in the Marathi language | ||
| मोथो | motho | 66.67 |
| मॉथो | motho | 33.33 |
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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 Motho
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