Motuba Surname

294,637th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,295 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Motuba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Motuba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa4651:116,51113,897
Lesotho3241:6,2731,312
DR Congo2801:263,85624,810
Cameroon2141:97,05211,537
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
England21:27,859,030389,889
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Wales11:3,094,53244,023

Motuba (161) may also be a first name.

Motuba Last Name Facts

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

The last name Motuba has its highest incidence in South Africa. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Motuba? popularity and diffusion

The last name Motuba is the 294,637th most commonly held last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 5,627,449 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Motuba live; 61 percent live in Southern Africa and 61 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 722,635th most frequent given name in the world, borne by 161 people.

The surname Motuba is most common in South Africa, where it is held by 465 people, or 1 in 116,511. In South Africa Motuba is most common in: Gauteng, where 54 percent reside, North West, where 21 percent reside and Free State, where 18 percent reside. Other than South Africa this surname is found in 11 countries. It also occurs in Lesotho, where 25 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 22 percent reside.

Motuba Last Name Statistics demography

Motuba earn significantly more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 29.28% more than the national average, earning R 307,224 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Motubai9274/
Mothuba9265/
Motuiba921/
Mothubai8613/
Moutouba861/
Motubhai861/
Matuba834,517/
Mutuba831,484/
Motube83312/
Motiba83259/
Motoba83243/
Motuwa8350/
Motubi836/
Metuba836/
Moustouba801/
Mothiba778,472/
Matouba77882/
Mathuba77778/
Matubay77101/
Mujtuba77100/
Matubai7793/
Motoubo7788/
Motoube7773/
Motubei7767/
Mothubi7759/
Motibai7746/
Mutuuba7721/
Mothube7717/
Metubai777/
Mustuba776/
Mothoba773/
Motieba773/
Matuuba772/
Mastuba771/
Matusba771/
Motubyi771/
Mutubai771/
Matubaz771/
Motuibe771/
Moutiba771/
Mutubah771/
Mgotuwa771/
Motibhai711,073/
Muthubai71129/
Mothibai7183/
Moutoube7134/
Muttubai715/
Matubhai714/
Moutouva714/
Mathubai713/
Mujhtuba712/
Mujtubha712/
Mustubha712/
Mutuibai711/
Metoubha711/
Mujjtuba711/
Moutoubi711/
Mushtuba711/
Muthubha711/
Matoba6719,503/
Mutoba675,681/
Matube671,232/
Mutuva67638/
Matiba67575/
Matuwa67564/
Mutubi67197/
Matuva67183/
Motobi67129/
Motobo67107/
Motobe6727/
Matubi6719/
Moutoubou6714/
Motibo6711/
Matubo677/
Mutubo677/
Metiba676/
Mutube674/
Mathubhai673/
Muttubaya671/
Muthubaya671/
Mutuby671/
Motuwo671/

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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
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  • 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 Motuba
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