Motong Surname

332,973rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,110 people bear this surname

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

Motong Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Motong Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa5591:96,91911,803
Philippines1711:592,03664,746
Thailand1541:458,69180,467
Indonesia1371:965,32371,212
Papua New Guinea401:203,84328,184
Cameroon291:716,17551,453
United States71:51,779,848968,877
India51:153,413,076951,030
China21:683,660,78330,601
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
England11:55,718,059489,080
Marshall Islands11:51,8212,326

Motong (1,757) may also be a first name.

Motong Last Name Facts

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

Motong is found in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Motong? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 332,973rd most commonly held last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 6,565,357 people. The surname Motong occurs mostly in Africa, where 53 percent of Motong are found; 50 percent are found in Southern Africa and 50 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Motong is also the 182,678th most commonly used forename throughout the world. It is borne by 1,757 people.

This last name is most numerous in South Africa, where it is carried by 559 people, or 1 in 96,919. In South Africa Motong is most prevalent in: Gauteng, where 41 percent live, Limpopo, where 34 percent live and Mpumalanga, where 15 percent live. Without taking into account South Africa this surname is found in 12 countries. It is also found in The Philippines, where 15 percent live and Thailand, where 14 percent live.

Motong Last Name Statistics demography

Motong earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 51.66% less than the national average, earning R 114,864 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mmotong922,673/
Mothong921,713/
Motoung9282/
Moutong9254/
Mootong9217/
Mottong9214/
Modtong922/
Mohtong922/
Motoeng921/
Moton914,890/
Modthong86226/
Motthong86198/
Moothong8694/
Mothoeng8671/
Mohthong8637/
Mouthong862/
Moithong861/
Mothoung861/
Motongue861/
Mottoung861/
Mmotoung861/
Mouttong861/
Moudtong861/
Mhootong861/
Mhothong861/
Mouton8338,531/
Matong832,392/
Motton831,362/
Motang83984/
Motone83835/
Mutong83653/
Moston83561/
Metong83191/
Moiton8368/
Motung8352/
Mothon8339/
Moyton8315/
Mooton835/
Motonk832/
Motoin831/
Motoun831/
Motuon831/
Motoon831/
Mothoteng8017/
Moudthong808/
Hmodthong805/
Moodthong804/
Moutthong801/
Motaung7772,905/
Mathong772,102/
Mouthon77380/
Methong77355/
Moyston77295/
Muthong77255/
Meetong77173/
Moutton77125/
Motheng7770/
Mautong7757/
Moutoun7743/
Mothone7742/
Mostone7733/
Mattong7728/
Mohtoin7720/
Maatong7718/
Mutoing7713/
Mottang7713/
Metoung7712/
Mosston7711/
Mothang7711/
Mahtong7711/
Motthon7710/
Madtong779/
Mothung777/
Mastong777/
Mootung776/
Mohtoun776/
Motosin775/
Matoung775/
Mostoyn775/
Motonne774/
Matuong774/
Motoine774/
Motanng774/
Mootang773/
Moutoon772/
Matoing772/
Moitang772/
Mmotung772/
Motahng772/
Mottohn771/
Mochton771/
Mouston771/
Moutung771/
Matongg771/
Motuone771/
Motounn771/
Moutone771/
Moutonn771/
Mostang771/
Meutong771/
Muhtong771/
Mmouton771/
Metoing771/
Mustong771/
Motaang771/
Moetang771/
Mmotone771/
Mmatong771/
Mottoon770/
Mettong770/
Moiston770/
Mhoudthong751/
Maton736,649/
Motan732,119/
Motom73267/
Motoń732/
Máton731/
Meethong711,369/
Matthong71642/
Matoteng71173/
Mutthong71106/
Mahatong7169/
Madthong7153/
Motonova7150/
Mootoosingh7150/
Mudthong7141/
Masthong7118/
Motoshyn7115/
Matongke7110/
Mastoong715/
Mothaung715/
Mheetong715/
Maethong713/
Motasing712/
Moutaung712/
Hmeetong712/
Maudtong711/
Matongue711/
Mottonne711/
Mouthone711/
Moutoine711/
Moutonne711/
D'Mouton711/
Mutongue711/
Mattongs711/
Mottaung711/
Motaseng711/
Motaunng711/
Motacing711/
Mootaung711/
Hmethong711/
Matang678,455/
Mathon675,741/
Matton674,524/
Maston674,216/
Mottan673,105/
Matone671,720/
Mutang67653/
Motoum67541/
Metang67526/
Motane67353/
Mutung67286/
Matung67234/
Mauton67185/
Mootan67175/
Mothan67115/
Mahton6793/
Madton6772/
Matoon6764/
Matoun6764/
Moutan6758/
Mahathong6749/
Motaan6745/
Mostan6727/
Matoin6726/
Matond6726/
Matongowa6721/
Motuom6716/
Mottom6715/
Mohtan6711/
Moutom6710/
Motaun6710/
Moitom679/
Motgan678/
Mothating677/
Matongova676/
Mheethong675/
Muotan674/
Mhatthong674/
Moytonova673/
Maaton673/
Motand672/
Matosn672/
Matont672/
Mothom671/
Mhaton671/
Matoingue671/
Meuton671/
Matgon671/
Mothuseng671/
Moutón671/
Motant671/
Mostoń671/
Moitão671/
Mothateng671/
Motamg671/
Moitan671/
Moutougne671/
Maudthong671/
Modtan671/
Hmeethong671/
Metonk670/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Motong
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