Motel Surname

304,532nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,244 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Antigua and Barbuda

Motel Surname Definition:

(Polish, French) Dweller at the sign of the butterfly; one thought to possess some characteristic of a butterfly; dweller near a small fortification.

Motel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines4051:249,97137,414
France3101:214,26733,331
Poland931:408,69643,526
Israel761:112,60012,624
Germany651:1,238,54679,660
Ukraine451:1,011,61593,730
Hungary431:228,28618,658
Afghanistan421:765,5528,131
Pakistan401:4,466,09730,538
Brazil371:5,785,793142,916
India171:45,121,493474,784
Mexico161:7,757,88835,569
Cameroon141:1,483,50583,777
England71:7,959,723202,100
Malaysia71:4,213,461150,293
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States231:2,183,421107,224

Motel (573) may also be a first name.

Motel Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Polish, French) Dweller at the sign of the butterfly; one thought to possess some characteristic of a butterfly; dweller near a small fortification.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Motel Last Name Facts

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

Motel (Arabic: موتيل, Hindi: मोटेला, Russian: Мотель) is more commonly found in The Philippines than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Motel? popularity and diffusion

Motel is the 304,532nd most frequently occurring last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 5,858,156 people. The last name Motel is primarily found in Asia, where 48 percent of Motel reside; 33 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 32 percent reside in Fil-Southeast Asia. Motel is also the 350,163rd most widespread first name internationally, borne by 573 people.

The surname Motel is most widespread in The Philippines, where it is held by 405 people, or 1 in 249,971. In The Philippines it is most numerous in: Calabarzon, where 70 percent live, Bicol, where 9 percent live and Mimaropa, where 6 percent live. Without taking into account The Philippines this last name exists in 26 countries. It is also found in France, where 25 percent live and Poland, where 7 percent live.

Motel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Motel has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Motel surname grew 233 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Moutel91667/
Moitel91575/
Mostel91214/
Mottel91161/
Motiel91102/
Motell9144/
Motuel9142/
Moteel9116/
Motoel911/
Moteul911/
Motl892,154/
Mottuel8337/
Moutell8333/
Moetell8315/
Moustel8313/
Mottell833/
Moutiel833/
Mostell831/
Motuell831/
Mouttel831/
Moitele831/
Mouthel830/
Motyl807,430/
Mosel802,430/
Mutel802,247/
Mottl802,073/
Matel801,999/
Metel801,374/
Motil80877/
Motýl8058/
Mocel8023/
Mütel8016/
Mátel8014/
Motõl808/
Mostl806/
Moytl802/
Motíl802/
Mošel802/
Moetl801/
Métel801/
Motelova7710/
Mostehel778/
Mouttell770/
Mol7578,808/
Mastel731,578/
Mousel731,395/
Mochel731,375/
Mossel731,031/
Mettel73480/
Mattel73415/
Moisel73298/
Mothil73277/
Matiel73215/
Mustel73190/
Mosell73178/
Muttel73159/
Matell73144/
Metell7391/
Mathel7389/
Muteel7389/
Mohsel7370/
Mutell7360/
Moutil7359/
Methel7352/
Mutuel7345/
Motill7342/
Motlep7339/
Moucel7339/
Mostyl7338/
Motyll7332/
Muthel7321/
Matuel7313/
Moosel7312/
Mahtel7311/
Mutiel739/
Maatel737/
Mosesl737/
Müttel736/
Mottil735/
Moysel735/
Mgatel734/
Mocell733/
Mhatel733/
Mateel733/
Metiel733/
Motlet732/
Mosiel732/
Motled732/
Muteld732/
Mateul731/
Motisl731/
Mutael731/
Mohtil731/
Mautel731/
Meteel731/
Matelė731/
Moßell731/
Méthel731/
Mostil731/
Mehtel730/
Moettl730/
Maetel730/
Matelt730/
Mottelová714/
Moll6748,128/
Mole6728,447/
Mold676,911/
Moul673,218/
Mohl673,001/
Mouchel672,425/
Molt671,466/
Meul67964/
Mool67962/
Motlová67786/
Matl67769/
Moyl67556/
Mátl67549/
Moussel67496/
Moil67247/
Mutl67224/
Mossell67167/
Machtel67137/
Mastell67123/
Mustell6773/
Moshtyl6757/
Metl6736/
Mousell6735/
Mattell6729/
Mosl6728/
Mathiel6725/
Molp6725/
Muol6720/
Moissel6713/
Mattiel6712/
Motlova6712/
Mostøyl679/
Moisell678/
Molh678/
Mohseld678/
Mujthel677/
Mhol676/
Mottyll676/
Mohsell676/
Mojl675/
Mmol673/
Mathell672/
Mosield672/
Moël672/
Masztel671/
Maatell671/
Mettell671/
Meuthel671/
Moottil671/
Mustelt671/
Mathuel671/
Methell671/
Metehel671/
Matiell671/
Mgol671/
Mojsiel671/
Moichel671/
Mochtyl671/
'Mol671/
Matthel671/
Mathael671/
Meethel671/
Mateeld671/
Methiel671/
Hmol671/
Muttell670/
Mautell670/
Moosell670/
Mochell670/
Mataell670/

Motel Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Motel in the Hindi language
मोटेलाmotela-
Motel in the Russian language
Мотельmotel-
Motel in the Arabic language
موتيلmwtyl-
موتلmwtl-

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