Mota Tavares Surname

2,635,433rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 54 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Cape Verde

Mota Tavares Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mota Tavares Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil491:4,368,864116,514
Cape Verde41:132,4104,291
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539

Mota Tavares Last Name Facts

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

Mota Tavares occurs most in Brazil. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Mota Tavares.

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

This surname is the 2,635,433rd most widespread last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 134,954,554 people. The last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 91 percent of Mota Tavares are found; 91 percent are found in South America and 91 percent are found in Luso-South America.

This surname is most commonly held in Brazil, where it is held by 49 people, or 1 in 4,368,864. In Brazil Mota Tavares is most common in: Rio de Janeiro, where 33 percent live, São Paulo, where 14 percent live and Minas Gerais, where 10 percent live. Apart from Brazil this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Cape Verde, where 7 percent live and Belgium, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Motta Tavares9615/
Mouta Tavares961/
Mioto Tavares882/
Moeda Tavares881/
Myto Tavares831/
Medatavares781/
Mota de Farias6220/
Motta de Farias591/
Mody-de Vries567/
Mata de Farias543/

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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 Mota Tavares
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