Motander Surname

4,772,636th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Motander Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Motander Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden141:703,34052,204
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Motander Last Name Facts

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

The last name Motander occurs in Sweden more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Motander? popularity and diffusion

Motander is the 4,772,636th most common surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 428,679,172 people. Motander is mostly found in Europe, where 88 percent of Motander are found; 82 percent are found in Northern Europe and 82 percent are found in Scandinavia.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Sweden, where it is held by 14 people, or 1 in 703,340. In Sweden it is most common in: Västmanland County, where 71 percent live, Östergötland County, where 21 percent live and Stockholm County, where 7 percent live. Excluding Sweden Motander exists in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 12 percent live and Spain, where 6 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mothander94103/
Motande93120/
Metander8817/
Mothande881/
Methander8214/
Matande801,718/
Motanda80682/
Motandi80316/
Motonde805/
Moutanda7573/
Mmatande7527/
Matandea7522/
Mostandi752/
Mathande752/
Mothandi752/
Moutandi752/
Mottonde751/
Moteunde751/
Mothanda751/
Mutteandere741/
Moustandi71187/
Matandire71175/
Mutondere7114/
Mothondje7111/
Mastandea712/
Mutandire712/
Matanda6731,241/
Matandi67942/
Matonde67375/
Motondi67271/
Motonda675/
Mathandeha671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Motander
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