Motona Surname

452,985th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 749 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Botswana

Motona Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Motona Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa6201:87,38310,740
Botswana831:26,3495,307
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
Lesotho71:290,36515,938
Papua New Guinea71:1,164,817109,517
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
England11:55,718,059489,080
Japan11:127,844,29373,547

Motona (101) may also be a first name.

Motona Last Name Facts

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

The surname Motona (Georgian: მოთონა) is borne by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Motona? popularity and diffusion

The last name Motona is the 452,985th most commonly used family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 9,729,701 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Motona reside; 95 percent reside in Southern Africa and 95 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 940,641st most commonly used first name throughout the world, borne by 101 people.

Motona is most commonly occurring in South Africa, where it is held by 620 people, or 1 in 87,383. In South Africa it is most frequent in: North West, where 34 percent live, Gauteng, where 33 percent live and Limpopo, where 20 percent live. Barring South Africa this surname is found in 8 countries. It is also common in Botswana, where 11 percent live and The DR Congo, where 4 percent live.

Motona Last Name Statistics demography

Motona earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 45.79% less than the national average, earning R 128,832 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Motogna92609/
Motonga92237/
Motoena92133/
Mootona926/
Motonea924/
Motouna922/
Motohna921/
Moutona921/
Mmotona921/
Motoonna8669/
Moutonga8613/
Mothonga869/
Moutouna863/
Moutoina861/
Matona835,473/
Motono831,975/
Motena831,367/
Motana831,249/
Motone83835/
Mutona83549/
Motoni83293/
Motuna8344/
Metona832/
Motony831/
Moutounga809/
Moothonay801/
Mutonga777,944/
Matonga772,340/
Motongi771,329/
Motanga771,068/
Motongo77860/
Mothana77648/
Moutana77323/
Moutoni7794/
Mottana7765/
Mothena7763/
Moutono7763/
Mothone7742/
Mostone7733/
Matouna7733/
Mathona7732/
Motunga7732/
Mattona7722/
Motonge7721/
Mootana7719/
Motanas7718/
Mottoni7717/
Mmotana7717/
Motonis7716/
Mootuna7710/
Motonio7710/
Maetona779/
Mutonah778/
Matoina776/
Motanna775/
Motonyo775/
Motonyi775/
Motonne774/
Matonas774/
Motoine774/
Motauna774/
Mahtona773/
Motagna773/
Motanai773/
Matonha772/
Mothuna772/
Motanha772/
Moitana772/
Motanah772/
Moetana772/
Metoina771/
Motaana771/
Motones771/
Motonez771/
Mottuna771/
Motunau771/
Mutonoa771/
Motoney771/
Methona771/
Matonaa771/
Matonah771/
Matonai771/
Matonat771/
Matonna771/
Motugna771/
Motuone771/
Motõnga771/
Motoene771/
Moutone771/
Motanad771/
Motanaj771/
Motanau771/
Mojtana771/
Motonei771/
Mot'ena771/
Mmotone771/
Mmotono771/
Mmotony771/
Mouthounas751/
Motoń732/
Moutongo71644/
Mattonai71367/
Matounga71266/
Mathonat71249/
Matonoha71157/
Moutonou71109/
Matonnat7139/
Mothanga7131/
Matonhay7128/
Mathonga7124/
Muthonga7122/
Mothanna7117/
Moutanga7117/
Moutouni7115/
Motounou7111/
Matounai7110/
Mothongi7110/
Mothaana719/
Matohina718/
Muthonah714/
Mouthana714/
Motungna713/
Moothana712/
Moutagna712/
Motahana712/
Matouina711/
Moutenay711/
Moteunas711/
Motthana711/
Mottogno711/
Mutoinga711/
Maetoena711/
Mottonne711/
Motoumno711/
Mouthone711/
Moutoine711/
Moutonne711/
Moytones711/
Motanaph711/
Motaunga711/
Moutanna711/
Mohutana711/
Moitongo711/
Mutoni6749,921/
Mutono675,162/
Matana674,398/
Mutuna673,040/
Matono672,997/
Motani672,161/
Matena672,103/
Matone671,720/
Matuna67974/
Matoni67873/
Mutana67659/
Metena67539/
Moutonnet67500/
Mutone67424/
Motane67353/
Mathonnat67184/
Matěna67165/
Metana67143/
Mutonj67123/
Motano67106/
Moutounet6790/
Mutony6752/
Motaño6736/
Motany678/
Mottonnot678/
Mathoneau677/
Motaña676/
Motuni675/
Matony674/
Mouthouni674/
Moutongou674/
Motoungou674/
Moutounou673/
Mouthonet672/
Mouthenna671/
Moutounis671/
Mothhanna671/
Mótono671/
Mahatoina671/
Motoumgno671/
Moutongoh671/
Moutounge671/
Mostahana671/
Mostahnai671/
Motune671/
Motuny671/
Motanj671/
Moutougne671/
Motthanay671/
Mathoonay671/

Motona Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Motona in the Georgian language
მოთონაmotona-

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Footnotes

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