Motoali Surname

1,955,159th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 91 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Motoali Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Motoali Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho901:22,5844,632
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Motoali (11) may also be a first name.

Motoali Last Name Facts

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

The last name Motoali occurs more in Lesotho more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Motoali? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,955,159th most commonly used surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 80,082,922 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Motoali reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Motoali is also the 3,487,849th most frequently occurring first name throughout the world, held by 11 people.

The surname is most widespread in Lesotho, where it is carried by 90 people, or 1 in 22,584. In Lesotho Motoali is primarily concentrated in: Berea District, where 50 percent are found, Maseru District, where 28 percent are found and Thaba-Tseka District, where 14 percent are found. Besides Lesotho Motoali occurs in one country. It also occurs in South Africa, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Moutouali881/
Motoala865/
Motoaly864/
Motooli863/
Mottuoalli821/
Mothoala809/
Metouali805/
Matouali801/
Moutouale759/
Moutaouli751/
Moustaouli71170/
Matoale7143/
Matooli719/
Mutooli713/
Metoale712/
Moutaoulli711/
Matouala67125/
Mattoaly6729/
Motaualy671/
Metoholi671/
Matoualeu6310/
Mastaholi505/

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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 Motoali
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