Motuka Surname

310,170th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,215 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Motuka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Motuka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya6361:72,6106,830
DR Congo3971:186,09518,831
Lesotho681:29,8915,683
Indonesia561:2,361,593141,864
India331:23,244,406321,547
South Africa171:3,186,924115,449
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Motuka (198) may also be a first name.

Motuka Last Name Facts

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

Motuka (Oriya: େମାଟୁକା) is most common in Kenya. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Motuka? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 310,170th most commonly occurring family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 5,997,980 people. The surname Motuka is primarily found in Africa, where 92 percent of Motuka live; 52 percent live in East Africa and 33 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 644,447th most frequently held first name globally, held by 198 people.

Motuka is most frequent in Kenya, where it is carried by 636 people, or 1 in 72,610. In Kenya it is most numerous in: Kisii County, where 43 percent reside, Nyamira County, where 38 percent reside and Nairobi County, where 16 percent reside. Besides Kenya Motuka occurs in 10 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 33 percent reside and Lesotho, where 6 percent reside.

Motuka Last Name Statistics demography

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

Motuka earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 81.69% less than the national average, earning R 43,500 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Motuzka92601/
Motukoa9278/
Motueka9219/
Mothuka925/
Mottuka923/
Motuska921/
Motukas921/
Moutouka862/
Mothukoa862/
Mothukha861/
Matuka8314,492/
Mutuka834,235/
Motuke833,859/
Motoka832,144/
Motika831,683/
Motuko83155/
Metuka8362/
Motuca838/
Motuki834/
Moustouka8069/
Motooka776,079/
Mathuka775,632/
Muthuka771,118/
Motuzko771,035/
Mautuka77485/
Motokoa77375/
Mothoka77336/
Matuzka77287/
Mmetuka77132/
Mutukaa77131/
Mmotoka77117/
Muteuka7779/
Motucki7767/
Matouka7753/
Motieka7746/
Mothika7743/
Mottika7742/
Matueka7742/
Matuuka7735/
Mutauka7733/
Mothuki7733/
Motokea7731/
Matuika7730/
Motikah7726/
Mothuke7726/
Matukay7722/
Mothuko7721/
Matukha7720/
Matukaj7718/
Metouka7718/
Mateuka7715/
Matukah7710/
Mutuuka7710/
Maatuka779/
Methuka778/
Mettuka777/
Mootika777/
Motikai776/
Motouki776/
Matauka776/
Motokaa776/
Motokai774/
Muttuka773/
Motikay773/
Mutuska772/
Motocka772/
Matukat772/
Matucka772/
Matukad772/
Mutukka771/
Matuśka771/
Matukka771/
Motokha771/
Mmatuka771/
Mutukai771/
Mutuzka771/
Mutouka771/
Motukeu771/
Matukai771/
Moustoukas7555/
Mothokoa71745/
Matuszka71265/
Mattukat71218/
Mathukha7155/
Mottiqua7138/
Motoukou7132/
Mutukaya7121/
Mustukas7118/
Muthukad7115/
Matoukas7115/
Matukait719/
Moothika714/
Moutouki714/
Motikhay712/
Moottika711/
Mustouka711/
Mathouka711/
Mastouka711/
Mathukay711/
Maathuka711/
Mothokha711/
Moutouko711/
Moustoukkas711/
Mattukad711/
Mothokea711/
Mothukgo711/
Mustukha711/
Matukast711/
Motuskey710/
Mastauka710/
Motoki6720,887/
Matika676,173/
Mutoka674,843/
Matoka674,410/
Motoko672,384/
Mathuikay67592/
Motica67428/
Matuki67333/
Mutuko67280/
Matuke67232/
Motoca67207/
Mutuke67200/
Mutuki67167/
Metuko67106/
Motoke6757/
Metika6754/
Matuko6744/
Mustaukah6739/
Matuca6738/
Moutoukou6713/
Motiko678/
Moustouki675/
Mutuca675/
Matukaitė672/
Matauskas671/
Matusscka671/
Matukaitë671/
Motuqi671/
Moutoucky671/
Metuca671/

Motuka Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Motuka in the Oriya language
େମାଟୁକାematuka-

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Footnotes

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