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
Motho Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Motho Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Motho Come From? nationality or country of origin
Motho (Hindi: मोठो, Marathi: मोथो) occurs in The DR Congo more than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Motho? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 418,547th most frequently occurring family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 8,780,176 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 85 percent of Motho reside; 39 percent reside in Southern Africa and 39 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 383,498th most frequently occurring first name at a global level, held by 491 people.
The last name Motho is most numerous in The DR Congo, where it is held by 164 people, or 1 in 450,485. Other than The DR Congo it exists in 15 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 19 percent live and Botswana, where 17 percent live.
Motho Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the surname is primarily 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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