Mota Surname
Approximately 418,413 people bear this surname
Mota Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 194,724 | 1:1,099 | 130 |
| Mexico | 48,172 | 1:2,577 | 372 |
| Portugal | 31,242 | 1:333 | 57 |
| Angola | 28,790 | 1:937 | 161 |
| Venezuela | 25,213 | 1:1,198 | 220 |
| Dominican Republic | 18,018 | 1:579 | 109 |
| Mozambique | 13,596 | 1:2,005 | 500 |
| United States | 11,250 | 1:32,219 | 4,019 |
| Spain | 8,478 | 1:5,515 | 684 |
| India | 8,421 | 1:91,090 | 6,043 |
| DR Congo | 4,535 | 1:16,291 | 2,031 |
| East Timor | 4,511 | 1:270 | 71 |
| Guatemala | 2,468 | 1:6,516 | 828 |
| South Africa | 2,113 | 1:25,640 | 3,274 |
| Philippines | 1,686 | 1:60,046 | 10,108 |
| France | 1,463 | 1:45,402 | 5,805 |
| Ecuador | 1,391 | 1:11,435 | 1,833 |
| Peru | 1,164 | 1:27,306 | 2,892 |
| Canada | 843 | 1:43,708 | 5,407 |
| Egypt | 793 | 1:115,934 | 9,519 |
| Argentina | 768 | 1:55,655 | 4,703 |
| Colombia | 768 | 1:62,206 | 2,880 |
| Cape Verde | 709 | 1:747 | 82 |
| Malawi | 627 | 1:27,303 | 4,104 |
| Lesotho | 528 | 1:3,850 | 724 |
| Niger | 482 | 1:39,817 | 2,133 |
| Papua New Guinea | 476 | 1:17,130 | 1,712 |
| England | 383 | 1:145,478 | 14,025 |
| Romania | 363 | 1:55,311 | 6,778 |
| Cameroon | 327 | 1:63,514 | 8,079 |
| Saudi Arabia | 278 | 1:110,992 | 14,774 |
| Iran | 261 | 1:294,186 | 20,976 |
| Thailand | 249 | 1:283,688 | 48,804 |
| Indonesia | 246 | 1:537,598 | 43,441 |
| Ukraine | 239 | 1:190,472 | 25,915 |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | 219 | 1:810 | 135 |
| Nigeria | 206 | 1:859,916 | 37,696 |
| Cuba | 198 | 1:58,196 | 2,261 |
| Zimbabwe | 188 | 1:82,118 | 11,985 |
| Switzerland | 187 | 1:43,919 | 6,066 |
| Uruguay | 167 | 1:20,549 | 2,356 |
| Morocco | 136 | 1:253,501 | 42,794 |
| Tanzania | 111 | 1:476,951 | 32,497 |
| Nicaragua | 99 | 1:60,819 | 1,539 |
| Germany | 92 | 1:875,059 | 62,702 |
| Chile | 90 | 1:195,739 | 6,255 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 84 | 1:16,238 | 2,024 |
| Italy | 83 | 1:736,828 | 61,221 |
| Netherlands | 82 | 1:205,941 | 28,291 |
| Belgium | 73 | 1:157,488 | 21,805 |
| Pakistan | 70 | 1:2,552,056 | 22,156 |
| Russia | 69 | 1:2,088,740 | 128,406 |
| Congo | 62 | 1:80,469 | 6,914 |
| Australia | 49 | 1:550,933 | 40,757 |
| Singapore | 43 | 1:128,086 | 5,748 |
| Afghanistan | 34 | 1:945,682 | 9,218 |
| Botswana | 33 | 1:66,271 | 11,607 |
| Luxembourg | 32 | 1:18,142 | 3,979 |
| Malaysia | 26 | 1:1,134,393 | 49,681 |
| Suriname | 26 | 1:21,254 | 4,689 |
| Ethiopia | 25 | 1:3,901,850 | 10,182 |
| Qatar | 25 | 1:94,320 | 10,875 |
| Greece | 21 | 1:527,609 | 66,013 |
| Poland | 19 | 1:2,000,460 | 98,816 |
| Puerto Rico | 19 | 1:186,849 | 2,129 |
| Solomon Islands | 19 | 1:30,528 | 6,049 |
| Ireland | 18 | 1:261,608 | 9,673 |
| Paraguay | 18 | 1:402,041 | 5,757 |
| United Arab Emirates | 14 | 1:654,448 | 24,061 |
| Kenya | 12 | 1:3,848,325 | 40,366 |
| Cambodia | 10 | 1:1,548,715 | 6,449 |
| Myanmar | 9 | 1:5,770,887 | 975 |
| Panama | 9 | 1:434,695 | 8,518 |
| Wales | 9 | 1:343,837 | 18,086 |
| Slovakia | 8 | 1:667,056 | 68,191 |
| Macau | 7 | 1:85,947 | 463 |
| Norway | 7 | 1:734,612 | 50,907 |
| Scotland | 7 | 1:764,831 | 25,488 |
| Belarus | 6 | 1:1,583,510 | 89,472 |
| Benin | 6 | 1:1,722,600 | 61,769 |
| Czechia | 5 | 1:2,126,694 | 115,412 |
| Andorra | 4 | 1:20,960 | 1,462 |
| Bolivia | 4 | 1:2,654,108 | 7,945 |
| China | 4 | 1:341,830,392 | 16,990 |
| Guinea-Bissau | 4 | 1:432,005 | 185 |
| Japan | 4 | 1:31,961,073 | 53,820 |
| Kazakhstan | 4 | 1:4,420,624 | 134,293 |
| Kuwait | 4 | 1:950,174 | 18,811 |
| Sweden | 4 | 1:2,461,689 | 157,534 |
| Northern Ireland | 3 | 1:615,012 | 18,081 |
| Algeria | 3 | 1:12,877,184 | 84,902 |
| Costa Rica | 3 | 1:1,593,356 | 8,177 |
| Denmark | 3 | 1:1,881,572 | 67,227 |
| Finland | 3 | 1:1,832,234 | 57,803 |
| Marshall Islands | 3 | 1:17,274 | 1,698 |
| Namibia | 3 | 1:803,134 | 15,170 |
| New Zealand | 3 | 1:1,509,441 | 47,971 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| Liechtenstein | 2 | 1:19,189 | 1,439 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Abkhazia | 1 | 1:242,865 | 5,354 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Aruba | 1 | 1:103,477 | 2,586 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Dominica | 1 | 1:75,891 | 912 |
| El Salvador | 1 | 1:6,343,888 | 8,415 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 1:2,101,472 | 31,546 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| New Caledonia | 1 | 1:276,223 | 10,363 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Swaziland | 1 | 1:1,298,199 | 1,718 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 20 | 1:2,510,934 | 119,518 |
Mota (19,433) may also be a first name.
Mota Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Castilian from Burgos.
User-submitted Reference
Italian (mainly northern): topographic name from motta, meaning 'fortified stronghold', or a habitational name from any of the numerous places named with this word, as for example Motta Camastra and Motta d'Affermo in Messina, Sicily, Mottafollone in Cosenza province, Motta Montecorvino in Foggia; Motta Baluffi in Cremona, Motta di Livenza in Treviso, and Motta Visconti in Milan, etc. Portuguese: variant of Mota.
- empirecoinsOld Portuguese surname that in its original form, Motta, is probably related to the French Motte and the Italian Motta. Both are ultimately derived from the old Germanic name "motta", meaning mound. This is also the origin of the English word for a type of fortification - motte.
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Mota Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Mota Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mota Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mota (Arabic: موطا, Bengali: মোটা, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﻮﺗﺎ, Hindi: मोटा, Marathi: मोता, Oriya: େମାଟା, Russian: Мота) has its highest incidence in Brazil. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mota? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,279th most prevalent family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 17,417 people. The surname Mota occurs mostly in The Americas, where 73 percent of Mota reside; 54 percent reside in South America and 47 percent reside in Luso-South America. It is also the 38,672nd most frequently used given name world-wide, held by 19,433 people.
The surname is most commonly used in Brazil, where it is held by 194,724 people, or 1 in 1,099. In Brazil it is primarily concentrated in: São Paulo, where 16 percent are found, Bahia, where 14 percent are found and Ceará, where 9 percent are found. Besides Brazil it occurs in 140 countries. It also occurs in Mexico, where 12 percent are found and Portugal, where 7 percent are found.
Mota Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Mota has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 56,250 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Mota Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Mota last name is predominantly Christian (79%) in Nigeria and Orthodox (50%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those bearing the Mota last name are 43.11% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 96.34% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Mota earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 75.21% less than the national average, earning €7,445 per year; in Peru they earn 6.68% less than the national average, earning S/. 18,090 per year; in South Africa they earn 13.85% less than the national average, earning R 204,732 per year; in Colombia they earn 9.5% more than the national average, earning $24,858,100 COP per year; in United States they earn 14.46% less than the national average, earning $36,909 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.54% more than the national average, earning $52,932 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Mota Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Mota in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻣﻮﺗﺎ | mwta | - |
| Mota in the Oriya language | ||
| େମାଟା | emata | 75.56 |
| େମାତା | emata | 22.22 |
| ମଟା | mata | 2.22 |
| Mota in the Hindi language | ||
| मोटा | mota | 74.93 |
| मोता | mota | 24.74 |
| मोत्ाा | motaa | 0.14 |
| मोत | mota | 0.12 |
| मॉता | mota | 0.02 |
| Mota in the Marathi language | ||
| मोता | mota | 73.67 |
| मोटा | mota | 26.21 |
| मॉटा | mota | 0.11 |
| Mota in the Bengali language | ||
| মোটা | mota | 50 |
| মত | mata | 50 |
| Mota in the Russian language | ||
| Мота | mota | - |
| Mota in the Arabic language | ||
| موطا | mwta | - |
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