Moteiro Surname

933,049th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 282 people bear this surname

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

Moteiro Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Moteiro Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil1991:1,075,75037,702
Portugal471:221,6658,706
United States101:36,245,893832,629
India71:109,580,769786,157
Angola41:6,747,3046,999
France41:16,605,680368,153
England31:18,572,686338,250
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
São Tomé and Príncipe11:177,4233,686
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

The alternate forms: Móteiro (1) are calculated separately.

Moteiro Last Name Facts

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

The last name Moteiro (Marathi: मोटेरो) is borne by more people in Brazil than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant: Móteiro. For other potential spellings of Moteiro click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Moteiro? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 933,049th most widespread last name globally, borne by around 1 in 25,842,361 people. The surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 75 percent of Moteiro live; 71 percent live in South America and 71 percent live in Luso-South America.

It is most frequently used in Brazil, where it is borne by 199 people, or 1 in 1,075,750. In Brazil it is primarily concentrated in: São Paulo, where 15 percent reside, Pará, where 9 percent reside and Pernambuco, where 9 percent reside. Barring Brazil Moteiro exists in 13 countries. It also occurs in Portugal, where 17 percent reside and The United States, where 4 percent reside.

Moteiro Last Name Statistics demography

Moteiro earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 2.43% more than the national average, earning $44,196 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Móteiro951/
Mosteiro932,721/
Moiteiro93592/
Mouteiro9312/
Motteiro932/
Moteiros931/
Motero92356/
Motiro927/
Mouteirou889/
Mosteiros881/
Mateiro86322/
Mostero86305/
Mothero8622/
Moteira8611/
Mothiro866/
Mostiro864/
Moteros864/
Moitero861/
Motiero861/
Moutero861/
Mouteira80188/
Mostairo8072/
Moiteira8047/
Mosteyro8037/
Motajero8020/
Motteroz8018/
Matteiro8017/
Mouterou803/
Motherot802/
Mateiros801/
Mosterro801/
Moetairo801/
Motayiro801/
Mosteira801/
Masteiro801/
Mutero7714,174/
Matero771,568/
Mutiro77634/
Matiro77470/
Motera77204/
Motaro77147/
Metiro7755/
Metero7717/
Motira7717/
Motreo771/
Motyro771/
Moutairou75658/
Mouhteros7538/
Mousterou7522/
Mouteïrou755/
Mouterrou751/
Moutoirou751/
Moutaerou751/
Mostajero751/
Motherhod750/
Mostera71551/
Mattero71414/
Mattiro71273/
Mateuro71240/
Mathero71143/
Mothera71105/
Mostaro7192/
Mastero7172/
Muthiro7172/
Mustiro7149/
Mouchteros7126/
Mustero7126/
Matergo7125/
Mutiroh7119/
Mastiro7118/
Matiros7116/
Matiero7114/
Mutairo7112/
Motharo7110/
Materoh719/
Mateero719/
Matiroh718/
Methero716/
Motirat716/
Mhotera716/
Materos716/
Moutaro716/
Materoa715/
Maetero715/
Mostira715/
Motaroo714/
Mottera714/
Mateira714/
Motirad713/
Muthero713/
Moutayirou713/
Mothira712/
Mouchterou712/
Mottaro712/
Moutira712/
Mutyero712/
Mathiro712/
Mautiro711/
Matgero711/
Motehra711/
Motirau711/
Muteuro711/
Matairo711/
Moteera711/
Moutera711/
Materou711/
Matirou711/
Moteras711/
Motargo711/
Moetera711/
Muteroi711/
Motarro711/
Moitaro711/
Motyoro711/
Moutarou67232/
Mostayro6794/
Mutajero6725/
Muthiroh6722/
Mutehero6718/
Mutairoh6714/
Matheroo6710/
Mastirou676/
Musteros673/
Moutouro673/
Masteros672/
Motirahe672/
Mattiros672/
Mattiero672/
Mataerou671/
Mateyero671/
Mateiras671/
Matejero671/
Motiyara671/
Moutaroi671/
Motaïrou671/
Metiyaro671/
Mustairo671/
Mutairou671/
Mauteira671/
Matheros670/

Moteiro Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Moteiro in the Marathi language
मोटेरोmotero25
मोटेइरोmote'iro25
मोटीरोmotiro25
मोटेशmotesa25

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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 Moteiro
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