Motima Surname
Approximately 662 people bear this surname
Motima Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 623 | 1:118,587 | 12,916 |
| India | 13 | 1:59,005,029 | 552,550 |
| South Africa | 12 | 1:4,514,809 | 137,638 |
| Liberia | 9 | 1:489,837 | 23,279 |
| Papua New Guinea | 3 | 1:2,717,906 | 153,458 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Lesotho | 1 | 1:2,032,558 | 23,402 |
Motima (2,615) may also be a first name.
Motima Demographics
Average Motima Salary in
South Africa
R 38,016
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Motima Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Motima Come From? nationality or country of origin
Motima (Hindi: मोतिमा, Marathi: मोतीमा, Oriya: େମାତିମା) is found in The DR Congo more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Motima? popularity and diffusion
The surname Motima is the 497,847th most commonly used last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 11,008,378 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Motima are found; 94 percent are found in Central Africa and 94 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 143,711th most commonly occurring first name throughout the world. It is borne by 2,615 people.
The surname Motima is most frequently used in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 623 people, or 1 in 118,587. Apart from The DR Congo this surname is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in India, where 2 percent are found and South Africa, where 2 percent are found.
Motima Last Name Statistics demography
Motima earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 84% less than the national average, earning R 38,016 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Motima Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Motima in the Oriya language | ||
| େମାତିମା | ematima | - |
| Motima in the Hindi language | ||
| मोतिमा | motima | 99.03 |
| मोतीमा | motima | 0.9 |
| माोतिमा | maotima | 0.07 |
| Motima in the Marathi language | ||
| मोतीमा | motima | 77.78 |
| मोितमा | moitama | 22.22 |
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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 Motima
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