Motodi Surname

3,485,539th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 32 people bear this surname

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

Motodi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Motodi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa301:1,805,92385,708
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Motodi (428) may also be a first name.

Motodi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Motodi is found most in South Africa. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Motodi? popularity and diffusion

The last name Motodi is the 3,485,539th most frequently occurring surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 227,735,810 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Motodi reside; 94 percent reside in Southern Africa and 94 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Motodi is also the 415,075th most commonly held forename world-wide It is held by 428 people.

The surname is most frequent in South Africa, where it is borne by 30 people, or 1 in 1,805,923. In South Africa it is mostly concentrated in: Gauteng, where 80 percent live, Limpopo, where 17 percent live and North West, where 3 percent live. Not including South Africa this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 3 percent live and The DR Congo, where 3 percent live.

Motodi Last Name Statistics demography

Motodi earn a lot more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 38.54% more than the national average, earning R 329,220 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mothodi9212/
Motoedi9210/
Motoidi921/
Moutoudi865/
Mohtoedi862/
Motoda836,305/
Motadi83987/
Motedi83561/
Mutodi83414/
Matodi83319/
Motode8331/
Metodi8324/
Motudi837/
Moutoudis8065/
Mohtadi772,127/
Mothudi771,814/
Mostadi77753/
Mathodi77519/
Mothadi77326/
Methodi77312/
Motadid77204/
Mottadi7779/
Metoudi7768/
Moetedi7734/
Moteudi7715/
Moutadi7713/
Mastodi7711/
Mothedi778/
Mutodio777/
Matodio774/
Muhtodi774/
Matodiy773/
Metodie772/
Mustodi771/
Metodiy771/
Motaadi771/
Motadhi771/
Muthodi771/
Mutoidi771/
Motodje771/
Moteedi771/
Motadiy771/
Motaedi771/
Métoudi771/
Mutodoi771/
Moetadi771/
Mouhtadi713,395/
Mettoudi71149/
Mochtadi7144/
Mothaedi7128/
Mohtaedi7124/
Mojtahdi7112/
Mothadhi718/
Mathodiy714/
Mahatodi714/
Mothaadi713/
Mouthadi712/
Muthodio712/
Moustadi711/
Mastoïdi711/
Mothaudi711/
Mahtoudi711/
Moehtadi711/
Mostaudi711/
Moutadid711/
Matoudis711/
Moutoude711/
Moutaddi711/
Matadi6714,648/
Mutudi672,522/
Matudi671,324/
Mutadi67639/
Matode67490/
Matedi67298/
Motade67256/
Mutoda67176/
Mouttadih67170/
Motada6760/
Matoda6746/
Metedi6741/
Metode6727/
Motede6725/
Metadi6724/
Mutode6713/
Metody677/
Motude674/
Mojtehadi671/
Moutoudje671/

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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
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  • 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 Motodi
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