Motingwa Surname

363,673rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 993 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Botswana
Highest density in:
Botswana

Motingwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Motingwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Botswana6731:3,250435
South Africa3161:171,44819,021
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
England11:55,718,059489,080
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

Motingwa (60) may also be a first name.

Motingwa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Motingwa has its highest incidence in Botswana. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Motingwa? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 363,673rd most widely held last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 7,338,918 people. The surname Motingwa is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Motingwa are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Motingwa is also the 1,270,172nd most frequently used forename worldwide It is held by 60 people.

Motingwa is most frequently used in Botswana, where it is carried by 673 people, or 1 in 3,250. Besides Botswana Motingwa exists in 5 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 32 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 0 percent reside.

Motingwa Last Name Statistics demography

Motingwa earn somewhat more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 8.12% more than the national average, earning R 256,944 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mutingwa881,757/
Motingwe881,164/
Motengwa889/
Matingwa882/
Motingua881/
Mating'wa829/
Mothengwa823/
Mothingwe823/
Mutngwa801/
Mutengwa752,676/
Matengwa75228/
Matingwe7543/
Motengba7541/
Motengua7541/
Mutingwe7510/
Motengwe752/
Matingwi751/
Matinkwa751/
Matingua751/
Matinguha71108/
Mathengwa7129/
Muteengwa711/
Matemngwa711/

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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 Motingwa
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