Motwane Surname

1,612,213th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 125 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
United Arab Emirates

Motwane Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Motwane Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa481:1,128,70266,097
India341:22,560,747316,052
United States181:20,136,607622,629
Canada121:3,070,466169,836
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459

Motwane (17) may also be a first name.

Motwane Last Name Facts

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

The surname Motwane (Marathi: मोटवानी) is found in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Motwane? popularity and diffusion

The last name Motwane is the 1,612,213th most widespread surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 58,300,367 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 38 percent of Motwane live; 38 percent live in Southern Africa and 38 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,694,839th most prevalent forename at a global level, held by 17 people.

The last name Motwane is most numerous in South Africa, where it is held by 48 people, or 1 in 1,128,702. In South Africa Motwane is primarily concentrated in: North West, where 52 percent live, Gauteng, where 35 percent live and Limpopo, where 4 percent live. Apart from South Africa Motwane occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in India, where 27 percent live and The United States, where 14 percent live.

Motwane Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Motwane earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 77.17% less than the national average, earning R 54,264 per year and in United States they earn 50.3% more than the national average, earning $64,854 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mothwane9369/
Mootwane9312/
Mgotwane931/
Motwange931/
Motwan927/
Motwani8611,447/
Motwana86172/
Matwane86120/
Mutwane86111/
Metwane8676/
Motwany867/
Modwane862/
Motwant861/
Motuane861/
Matwanje80223/
Mothwana8081/
Mmetwane8034/
Mhotwana8019/
Mgodwane806/
Mautwane804/
Mattwane803/
Mootwana802/
Mhetwane801/
Matwuane801/
Mathwane801/
Mahtwane801/
Motwaani801/
Motwanij801/
Muthwane801/
Matwan77191/
Modwan772/
Motwam772/
Motwon771/
Mahatwane754/
Matthwane751/
Motvani711,625/
Matwani71911/
Mutwani71210/
Motwong71206/
Mutwana71166/
Moduane71115/
Matuane71110/
Matwana7163/
Motuhan7144/
Motuang7139/
Mutuane7127/
Motuana7122/
Modwani719/
Matwaan718/
Modvane714/
Modwana712/
Madwane712/
Metwani712/
Motuone711/
Mathwan711/
Motuani711/
Mahtwain67672/
Matwanna67563/
Matwanit6735/
Mohdwani6728/
Mathwana6715/
Maatuane6710/
Motuangi679/
Mutwangi674/
Madwange674/
Muthwana673/
Mutwanyi672/
Mattwana671/
Mautwana671/
Matwaana671/
Mothweni671/
Mutwanhi671/
Medwanie671/
Muthwani671/

Motwane Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Motwane in the Marathi language
मोटवानीmotavani50
मोहनmohana25
मोत्वानेmotvane25

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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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  • 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 Motwane
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