La Motte Surname

858,879th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 317 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Trinidad and Tobago

La Motte Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

La Motte Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia941:287,18825,495
United States921:3,939,771214,590
France401:1,660,568152,033
Trinidad and Tobago401:34,0993,409
Panama111:355,6607,645
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
England71:7,959,723202,100
Denmark61:940,78647,603
Argentina51:8,548,683204,003
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States501:1,004,37459,252

La Motte Last Name Facts

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

La Motte occurs more in Australia more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name La Motte? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 858,879th most commonly used family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 22,989,104 people. It is mostly found in The Americas, where 47 percent of La Motte live; 30 percent live in Australasia and 30 percent live in Australia and New Zealand.

The surname is most prevalent in Australia, where it is carried by 94 people, or 1 in 287,188. In Australia La Motte is primarily found in: Western Australia, where 67 percent are found, New South Wales, where 16 percent are found and South Australia, where 6 percent are found. Apart from Australia La Motte exists in 13 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 29 percent are found and France, where 13 percent are found.

La Motte Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of La Motte has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the La Motte surname rose 184 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 117 percent between 1881 and 2014.

La Motte Last Name Statistics demography

La Motte earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 13.71% more than the national average, earning $49,063 USD per year.

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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 La Motte
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