Motinya Surname

3,730,171st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 28 people bear this surname

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

Motinya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Motinya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa281:1,934,91888,980

Motinya Last Name Facts

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

The surname Motinya is held by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Motinya.

How Common Is The Last Name Motinya? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,730,171st most common family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 260,269,497 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Motinya live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

This surname is most frequently held in South Africa, where it is carried by 28 people, or 1 in 1,934,918. In South Africa Motinya is mostly found in: Mpumalanga, where 68 percent reside, Gauteng, where 29 percent reside and Eastern Cape, where 4 percent reside.

Motinya Last Name Statistics demography

Motinya earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 56.75% less than the national average, earning R 102,780 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mothinya9372/
Motinyah931/
Matinya861,941/
Mutinya86233/
Motinha8659/
Motenya8658/
Motingea8011,480/
Motingia801,598/
Mathinya80528/
Moitinha80156/
Mottinha8030/
Moutinha807/
Motainia805/
Motienia801/
Matihnya801/
Muthinya801/
Mothingea751/
Mottesnya751/
Mutinha711,090/
Matinha71440/
Matenya71269/
Matinja71183/
Motynha71127/
Motinho7192/
Mutenya7136/
Matigna7118/
Matinyo712/
Mutinja712/
Mutinia711/
Mutinyo711/
Motynia711/
Matinia711/
Matinea711/
Moutinho6719,251/
Moitinho673,278/
Muthenya672,937/
Muthinja67614/
Matignas67604/
Mathinja6798/
Mutingia6729/
Matineau6713/
Mathenya6711/
Motehnia679/
Matingia674/
Matinjau673/
Matinjah673/
Matinias672/
Mattinja672/
Muthinia672/
Motegney672/
Motengea671/
Mottinho671/
Motyngea671/
Matineha671/
Mutingea671/
Mutainia671/
Mathinia671/
Muthinha671/

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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 Motinya
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