da Mota Surname

12,617th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 44,470 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
São Tomé and Príncipe

da Mota Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

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da Mota Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil42,1651:5,077381
France1,4131:47,0086,055
Portugal2451:42,5232,481
Spain1271:368,12620,695
São Tomé and Príncipe861:2,063246
South Africa721:752,46852,376
Luxembourg581:10,0091,703
Venezuela511:592,23710,648
Switzerland511:161,03815,036
Argentina311:1,378,82078,351
Mexico271:4,597,26727,985
Canada261:1,417,13898,245
Angola251:1,079,5693,117
England231:2,422,52489,093
Cape Verde191:27,8761,056
United States131:27,881,456736,413
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Belgium61:1,916,107103,447
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Honduras21:4,408,2217,709
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
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PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
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da Mota Demographics

Average da Mota Salary in
Canada

$47,890 CAD

Per year
Rank:
147,905 of 236,188
Percentage of all salaries earned by bearers:
7.92444E-5
Rank: 100,692 of 236,189
Percentage of national average salary:
96.39%
Sample size: 9 (2014)

Average Salary in
Canada

$49,683 CAD

Per year
Per month:
$4,140 CAD
Per week:
$920 CAD
Per day:
$136 CAD

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da Mota Last Name Facts

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

The surname da Mota is more frequently found in Brazil than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name da Mota? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 12,617th most widely held last name globally, borne by around 1 in 163,876 people. The surname da Mota is mostly found in The Americas, where 95 percent of da Mota reside; 95 percent reside in South America and 95 percent reside in Luso-South America.

The last name da Mota is most common in Brazil, where it is carried by 42,165 people, or 1 in 5,077. In Brazil it is most frequent in: São Paulo, where 20 percent are found, Minas Gerais, where 13 percent are found and Rio de Janeiro, where 9 percent are found. Other than Brazil it exists in 31 countries. It also occurs in France, where 3 percent are found and Portugal, where 1 percent are found.

da Mota Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of da Mota has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the da Mota surname increased 1,150 percent between 1881 and 2014.

da Mota Last Name Statistics demography

The amount da Mota earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 126.18% more than the national average, earning R 537,492 per year and in Canada they earn 3.61% less than the national average, earning $47,890 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
da Motta9313,824/
da Mouta9335/
da Moita9311/
da Motha936/
da Moota931/
das Mota931/
das Mohta8828/
da Mottha884/
da Mottas881/
da Moutta881/
da Mootta881/
da Mata8632,122/
de Mota86858/
Da-Mota8624/
di Mota868/
do Mota867/
da Moto865/
da Mote861/
das Moitas821/
da Matta805,755/
da Matha80440/
di Motta80229/
de Motta80116/
da Mosto8024/
de Mouta8013/
da Matas807/
das Meta806/
de Motas803/
do Motta803/
da Motto803/
da Mauta802/
der Mota801/
dos Mota801/
das Mata801/
Da-Motta801/
de Motay800/
das Matas7515/
da Mattas753/
das Matta751/
de Moutas751/
de Moutta751/
de Mottas751/
der Motta751/
de Mata712,344/
das Mahata7148/
de Moté7125/
de Mote7111/
da Mato716/
Da-Mata714/
das Mattas714/
de Muta712/
do Mote712/
de Meta712/
da Meto712/
di Mata711/
de Moto711/
de Matta67464/
de Matas67216/
Da-Matha67121/
de Motte6776/
de Matha6732/
da Matos6720/
Do-Motta6718/
de Motos6713/
di Motto678/
das Mate676/
de Matea674/
Da-Matta674/
de Mauta674/
de Matoa674/
de Motto673/
da Matto673/
da Metto672/
de Motie671/
di Matta671/
de Motes671/
das Mahatha671/
das Meto671/
di Mehta671/
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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to da Mota
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