Motiang Surname

480,521st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 694 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Motiang Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Motiang Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa6891:78,6329,743
England21:27,859,030389,889
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Motiang Last Name Facts

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

Motiang is more frequently found in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Motiang? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 480,521st most commonly held family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 10,500,787 people. The last name Motiang is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Motiang reside; 99 percent reside in Southern Africa and 99 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The last name is most commonly occurring in South Africa, where it is carried by 689 people, or 1 in 78,632. In South Africa it is mostly concentrated in: Gauteng, where 68 percent live, North West, where 22 percent live and Limpopo, where 3 percent live. Barring South Africa this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in England, where 0 percent live and Australia, where 0 percent live.

Motiang Last Name Statistics demography

Motiang earn notably less less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 20.22% less than the national average, earning R 189,576 per year.

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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 Motiang
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