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 carried by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Motonu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Motonu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Motonu is the 752,779th most frequently occurring last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 19,127,417 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Motonu live; 89 percent live in East Africa and 68 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 3,487,849th most prevalent forename worldwide, borne by 11 people.

The last name Motonu is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is carried by 340 people, or 1 in 135,823. In Kenya Motonu is most prevalent in: Kisii County, where 75 percent reside, Nyamira County, where 21 percent reside and Nairobi County, where 3 percent reside. Apart from Kenya this surname exists in one country. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 11 percent reside.

Motonu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is predominantly 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