Motonu Surname

752,779th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 381 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Motonu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Motonu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya3401:135,82311,115
DR Congo411:1,801,94195,514

Motonu (11) may also be a first name.

Motonu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Motonu is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Motonu? popularity and diffusion

Motonu is the 752,779th most frequently held surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 19,127,417 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Motonu live; 89 percent live in East Africa and 68 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Motonu is also the 3,487,849th most widespread given name worldwide It is held by 11 people.

Motonu is most frequent in Kenya, where it is carried by 340 people, or 1 in 135,823. In Kenya Motonu is primarily found in: Kisii County, where 75 percent are found, Nyamira County, where 21 percent are found and Nairobi County, where 3 percent are found. Without taking into account Kenya Motonu is found in one country. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 11 percent are found.

Motonu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Motongu92280/
Motounu926/
Motoonu924/
Mmotonu921/
Moetonu921/
Muotonu921/
Moutonou86109/
Motounou8611/
Moitognu863/
Metonu83139/
Motanu8351/
Motenu8330/
Matonu8312/
Motunu831/
Motoungou804/
Moutongou804/
Moutounou803/
Matongu77185/
Mutongu7780/
Motangu7763/
Motungu7749/
Methonu7718/
Metuonu779/
Mautonu774/
Motenui774/
Metonnu773/
Mustonu772/
Motaunu772/
Mothanu771/
Mottanu771/
Motunau771/
Metoynu771/
Matonou771/
Motanau771/
Mutonui771/
Mouthounou751/
Moutoungou751/
Motangou7129/
Methonou7123/
Muthongu714/
Mutohnui711/
Matounou711/
Motaungu711/
Mutanu678,750/
Moutangou67891/
Matanu67284/
Mutunu67167/
Matunu6777/
Matenu6712/
Matoungou678/
Metenu672/
Metanu672/
Motangouh671/
Moustanou671/
Mathongou671/
Moutagnou670/

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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 Motonu
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis