Motolo Surname

382,699th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 930 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Motolo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Motolo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa4821:112,40213,510
Lesotho1291:15,7563,421
Brazil1151:1,861,51659,915
DR Congo891:830,10857,152
Italy531:1,153,90073,671
Cameroon201:1,038,45365,513
Argentina151:2,849,561122,961
United States101:36,245,893832,629
France91:7,380,302306,885
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
England11:55,718,059489,080
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Motolo (210) may also be a first name.

Motolo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Motolo is borne by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Motolo? popularity and diffusion

The last name Motolo is the 382,699th most frequent family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 7,836,071 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 78 percent of Motolo live; 66 percent live in Southern Africa and 66 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Motolo is also the 624,169th most commonly occurring given name world-wide. It is borne by 210 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in South Africa, where it is held by 482 people, or 1 in 112,402. In South Africa Motolo is most frequent in: Free State, where 54 percent live, Gauteng, where 29 percent live and North West, where 11 percent live. Without taking into account South Africa it occurs in 13 countries. It is also found in Lesotho, where 14 percent live and Brazil, where 12 percent live.

Motolo Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Motolo earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 51.33% less than the national average, earning R 115,668 per year and in United States they earn 11.08% more than the national average, earning $47,929 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Motholo922,236/
Mottolo92121/
Motollo9270/
Motoloi9248/
Moutolo9214/
Muotolo925/
Motolio922/
Motoloh921/
Motholoa866/
Mothollo861/
Mostolos861/
Motoloch861/
Mutolo837,342/
Matolo834,825/
Motola831,286/
Motulo83204/
Motalo83185/
Motelo83180/
Metolo83109/
Motolá832/
Mútolo831/
Motholuoa8019/
Moutoulou8013/
Mottola779,859/
Motolla77552/
Mothelo77280/
Mothola77118/
Matholo77112/
Moutola7755/
Motuloh7737/
Matollo7730/
Motullo7729/
Mastolo7711/
Matolio779/
Motolas776/
Mutoolo775/
Mostola775/
Mutholo774/
Motaloi774/
Motuloa774/
Metholo773/
Motolia772/
Matoolo772/
Matotlo772/
Moutelo772/
Motaloa771/
Moetola771/
Mothalo771/
Matgolo771/
Matoloa771/
Mottelo771/
Motaloy771/
Moutalo771/
Mothulo771/
Mototla771/
Matolou771/
Matoloi771/
Matoloh771/
Moutoula71263/
Mothello71195/
Matholoa7127/
Mothuloa7116/
Matoulou7114/
Metoulou7111/
Mostolat713/
Moutalou712/
Mostolla711/
Moutaloo711/
Matholou711/
Motollah711/
Moethola711/
Mottolla711/
Mastollo710/
Matola67105,735/
Motala674,948/
Matelo673,585/
Mutola672,097/
Motela671,248/
Metelo671,080/
Matalo67749/
Metola67321/
Motula67211/
Mutalo67152/
Metalo67152/
Matulo67151/
Mutulo6786/
Motoła6776/
Moutoulas6735/
Moustoula6715/
Mhatoolos671/
Metélo671/
Mothaloha671/
Matholoys671/
Mouttalou671/
Mouttoula671/

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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 Motolo
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