Motiwa Surname
Approximately 49 people bear this surname
Motiwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 46 | 1:335,614 | 32,404 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
Motiwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Motiwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Motiwa has its highest incidence in Zimbabwe. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Motiwa? popularity and diffusion
Motiwa is the 2,776,799th most commonly used family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 148,725,427 people. The last name Motiwa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 96 percent of Motiwa are found; 96 percent are found in Southern Africa and 96 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
The last name is most frequently used in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 46 people, or 1 in 335,614. In Zimbabwe it is most numerous in: Manicaland Province, where 22 percent reside, Mashonaland Central Province, where 22 percent reside and Mashonaland East Province, where 20 percent reside. Other than Zimbabwe this last name exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in England, where 4 percent reside and Botswana, where 2 percent reside.
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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 Motiwa
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