Motimi Surname

2,020,555th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 86 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Motimi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Motimi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo341:2,172,929106,971
India301:25,568,846339,406
Nigeria131:13,626,366237,812
Kenya91:5,131,10045,516

Motimi Last Name Facts

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

Motimi occurs more in The DR Congo more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Motimi? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,020,555th most prevalent last name globally, held by around 1 in 84,738,906 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 65 percent of Motimi reside; 40 percent reside in Central Africa and 40 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.

The last name Motimi is most numerous in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 34 people, or 1 in 2,172,929. Not including The DR Congo Motimi occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in India, where 35 percent are found and Nigeria, where 15 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mottimi924/
Mothimi923/
Moutimi922/
Motumi832,874/
Motima83662/
Motemi8365/
Mutimi8339/
Matimi8335/
Motime8321/
Metimi8312/
Moutima77745/
Mothemi77182/
Moutime77137/
Mothumi77105/
Mataimi7772/
Mettimi7716/
Motimer7710/
Mathimi779/
Mustimi774/
Moutemi773/
Mattimi773/
Motyomi773/
Mutismi773/
Matimai772/
Muthimi772/
Muttimi772/
Muteimi771/
Mutimhi771/
Matimei771/
Matiemi771/
Matuimi771/
Matimio771/
Matitmi771/
Moitumi771/
Moitima771/
Motimay771/
Mouthiemie751/
Moutoima7142/
Moithumi715/
Moothima712/
Moutemio711/
Mathimgi711/
Matimmis711/
Maathimi711/
Mettimmi711/
Mothimma711/
Moutimet711/
Meteimei711/
Muthaimi711/
Muthimie711/
Moutimer710/
Mottimer710/
Moitimer710/
Mutemi6715,150/
Mutima672,498/
Matima672,445/
Motema672,293/
Moteme67682/
Matime67583/
Matemi67333/
Metemi67225/
Matumi6795/
Motume6759/
Metumi6756/
Metime674/
Mutime672/
Motehemie671/
Mátima671/
Mochtimer670/

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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 Motimi
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis