Motja Surname
Approximately 262 people bear this surname
Motja Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lesotho | 141 | 1:14,415 | 3,165 |
| South Africa | 120 | 1:451,481 | 38,064 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
Motja (59) may also be a first name.
Motja Demographics
Average Motja Salary in
South Africa
R 114,696
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Motja Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Motja Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Motja is found most frequently in Lesotho. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Motja? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 983,245th most commonly used last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 27,815,061 people. Motja occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Motja live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Motja is also the 1,282,666th most common first name throughout the world, borne by 59 people.
Motja is most frequently held in Lesotho, where it is borne by 141 people, or 1 in 14,415. In Lesotho Motja is most frequent in: Maseru District, where 74 percent live, Butha-Buthe District, where 9 percent live and Thaba-Tseka District, where 8 percent live. Barring Lesotho Motja occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 46 percent live and The Philippines, where 0 percent live.
Motja Last Name Statistics demography
Motja earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 51.73% less than the national average, earning R 114,696 per year.
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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 Motja
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