Motiba Surname

990,978th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 259 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Motiba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Motiba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania2381:222,44418,495
South Africa191:2,851,458109,033
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

Motiba (54) may also be a first name.

Motiba Last Name Facts

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

The last name Motiba (Hindi: मोतीबा, Marathi: मोतीबा) occurs most in Tanzania. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Motiba? popularity and diffusion

It is the 990,978th most widely held family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 28,137,243 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Motiba are found; 92 percent are found in East Africa and 92 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Motiba is also the 1,350,955th most frequent first name on earth, held by 54 people.

The surname Motiba is most prevalent in Tanzania, where it is borne by 238 people, or 1 in 222,444. In Tanzania Motiba is most numerous in: Mara Region, where 96 percent are found, Morogoro Region, where 2 percent are found and Mwanza Region, where 2 percent are found. Aside from Tanzania this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 7 percent are found and Colombia, where 0 percent are found.

Motiba Last Name Statistics demography

Motiba earn somewhat more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 7.86% more than the national average, earning R 256,308 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mothiba928,472/
Motibai9246/
Motieba923/
Motibad921/
Motibas921/
Mostiba921/
Motuiba921/
Moutiba921/
Motibhai861,073/
Mothibai8683/
Moutaiba861/
Motuba831,295/
Mutiba83786/
Matiba83575/
Motiva8378/
Motibi8358/
Moteba8357/
Motiwa8349/
Motibe8346/
Motibo8311/
Metiba836/
Mothibi7715,315/
Mathiba774,330/
Mothibe774,271/
Mothiwa77368/
Matibay77198/
Motivad7783/
Motubai7774/
Motiobe7768/
Mothuba7765/
Mouteba7742/
Mujtiba7735/
Mutibah7729/
Matibai7725/
Motiwad7720/
Matoiba7720/
Motieva779/
Motivas777/
Mautiba777/
Motivah776/
Mutibaş776/
Metibai775/
Muthiba775/
Mutaiba775/
Muhtiba775/
Motibih775/
Motiboi774/
Mutibai773/
Motheba773/
Motebad772/
Motoiwa772/
Metieba772/
Matieba772/
Matibau771/
Matibha771/
Mhutiba771/
Mostiva771/
Motebai771/
Motibhi771/
Motibuy771/
Motivat771/
Mutibha771/
Moutibe771/
Muztiba771/
Methiba771/
Motuibe771/
Mothibo771/
Motibie771/
Motijwa771/
Moutheba7148/
Mothoiwa7131/
Mothijwa7118/
Muthibai7114/
Mothubai7113/
Methibay7110/
Motivaha716/
Matibhai714/
Mothibee714/
Mujtioba713/
Mutaibah712/
Moithibi712/
Mathibai711/
Mastibay711/
Mostivad711/
Motaivad711/
Motibhoy711/
Mmatibai711/
Mustibau711/
Mathibea711/
Mothiwah711/
Motibits711/
Motiebeh711/
Moutibit711/
Moutiebe711/
Moutieva711/
Moutaiby711/
Mutuibai711/
Mutibhai711/
Mothibed711/
Mothiobi711/
Moshtiwa711/
Mujtibah711/
Moutibho711/
Mahtibay711/
Muteba6781,290/
Matuba674,517/
Matibe671,671/
Mateba671,411/
Motebe671,056/
Matibo67356/
Matiwa67347/
Mativa67331/
Mutiva67320/
Motebo67272/
Matibi67248/
Matyba67225/
Moteva67186/
Mutibo67171/
Motivo67168/
Mutibi67134/
Motewa6796/
Mutibe6793/
Motebi6728/
Motive677/
Mutyba676/
Metuba676/
Mattibhai674/
Mothibedz674/
Mouchteba673/
Motivi673/
Motyva672/
Mataibhai671/
Mutjba671/
Motywa671/
Motevi671/
Meteba671/
Mushtaiba671/
Motybe671/
Mothibedt671/

Motiba Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Motiba in the Hindi language
मोतीबाmotiba80
मोतिबाmotiba20
Motiba in the Marathi language
मोतीबाmotiba55.17
मोितबाmoitaba41.38
मोटीबाmotiba3.45

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Motiba
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