Motonga Surname
Approximately 237 people bear this surname
Motonga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 108 | 1:427,592 | 23,179 |
| DR Congo | 89 | 1:830,108 | 57,152 |
| Botswana | 33 | 1:66,271 | 11,607 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
The alternate forms: Motõnga (1) are calculated separately.
Motonga (32) may also be a first name.
Motonga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Motonga Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Motonga occurs in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms: Motõnga. For other potential spellings of Motonga click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Motonga? popularity and diffusion
The surname Motonga is the 1,055,483rd most commonly held family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 30,749,139 people. The surname Motonga occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Motonga are found; 46 percent are found in East Africa and 42 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 1,840,253rd most commonly held first name world-wide, borne by 32 people.
This surname is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is held by 108 people, or 1 in 427,592. In Kenya it is mostly concentrated in: Kajiado County, where 92 percent live and Makueni County, where 8 percent live. Barring Kenya this surname is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 38 percent live and Botswana, where 14 percent live.
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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 Motonga
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