Moten Surname

74,145th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,634 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Moten Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Moten Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4,9971:72,5358,380
Bangladesh4511:353,3419,758
Australia2121:127,33813,906
Pakistan1981:902,24212,252
Saudi Arabia1591:194,06229,524
India1461:5,253,872129,394
Philippines891:1,137,50891,778
Papua New Guinea821:99,43613,359
Thailand681:1,038,799157,648
England521:1,071,50151,923
DR Congo411:1,801,94195,514
Israel371:231,28721,601
Ireland171:276,9969,887
Canada131:2,834,276161,175
Malaysia131:2,268,78789,138
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
Bulgaria91:775,43429,551
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
France11:66,422,722504,397
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland111:402,71514,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England171:1,433,84549,523
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4641:108,23010,824

Moten (409) may also be a first name.

Moten Last Name Facts

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

The last name Moten (Hindi: मोतेन, Marathi: मोट, Russian: Мотен, Tibetan: མོ་རྟེན།) is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Moten? popularity and diffusion

It is the 74,145th most widespread surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 1,098,515 people. This surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 76 percent of Moten are found; 75 percent are found in North America and 75 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 426,190th most widespread first name world-wide. It is borne by 409 people.

The last name is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 4,997 people, or 1 in 72,535. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Texas, where 17 percent live, California, where 8 percent live and Maryland, where 6 percent live. Outside of The United States this surname occurs in 35 countries. It also occurs in Bangladesh, where 7 percent live and Australia, where 3 percent live.

Moten Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Moten has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 1,077 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 306 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it expanded 155 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Moten Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Moten last name are 8.23% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 61.46% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Moten earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 77.21% less than the national average, earning S/. 4,417 per year and in United States they earn 18.62% less than the national average, earning $35,113 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mooten91251/
Motten91246/
Moteng91196/
Mosten91100/
Moiten9175/
Motien9160/
Moteen9138/
Mothen9131/
Mouten9119/
Motaen914/
Moeten912/
Motoen911/
Modten911/
Motemn911/
Moyten910/
Mohten910/
Motn8912/
Mootien83653/
Moutien83544/
Mousten83292/
Mochten83273/
Moothen83114/
Mouteng8370/
Mothien832/
Mmoteng831/
Motehen831/
Motienė831/
Mootten831/
Hmouten831/
Mottien831/
Moitene831/
Moysten830/
Moutten830/
Motin8031,439/
Mosen801,247/
Maten80817/
Motyn80313/
Muten80305/
Meten80261/
Motem8091/
Mocen808/
Mottn803/
Mostn803/
Motne801/
Motng801/
Moytheen77201/
Moothien77166/
Mostenne77130/
Moitheen7772/
Motengue7727/
Mouchten774/
Mon75378,782/
Mateen7338,735/
Masten734,449/
Mottin733,473/
Metten732,359/
Motina732,117/
Matten731,601/
Mathen731,339/
Moysen731,085/
Moseng73791/
Moutin73742/
Moisen73632/
Mochen73525/
Motyna73390/
Motion73367/
Muthen73238/
Muteen73226/
Maaten73207/
Mataen73198/
Mostin73187/
Moting73187/
Mateng73183/
Meeten73145/
Mothin73129/
Muteng73129/
Mootin73122/
Mutten73114/
Matien73112/
Matend73110/
Moseen73103/
Musten7392/
Mottem7370/
Meuten7365/
Moitin7355/
Mossen7346/
Mauten7346/
Methen7343/
Moosen7328/
Mahten7326/
Mostýn7324/
Moteem7323/
Mousen7321/
Mutend7321/
Mosent7320/
Mohcen7317/
Metien7317/
Motgin7316/
Moycen7315/
Moutem7312/
Motink7312/
Moicen7312/
Motinn7310/
Matent738/
Moitem737/
Moceng736/
Madten735/
Mutent734/
Motyon734/
Moetin733/
Moocen732/
Meteen732/
Mosesn732/
Mosien732/
Mothén732/
Motint732/
Mateun732/
Matuen732/
Mutaen732/
Motuun732/
Motuin732/
Mootem731/
Moytin731/
Mottne731/
Muooen731/
Mohtin731/
Modtin731/
Maeten731/
Matenț731/
Matenn731/
Moutne731/
Mooßen731/
Mohtem731/
Muyten731/
Mootng731/
Mhosen731/
Mouthn730/
Mocent730/
Medten730/
Moutengue712/
Moon67104,239/
Moin6754,352/
Mone6742,873/
Mong6739,007/
Muon6714,779/
Mohn6710,543/
Mont675,162/
Moyn675,127/
Mond675,032/
Moun672,815/
Monn672,357/
Moustin671,948/
Matheen671,622/
Monh671,173/
Mathien67430/
Meuthen67429/
Meun67307/
Mouhsen67290/
Methuen67215/
Mhon67147/
Mauthen67125/
Musteen67118/
Momn67113/
Mosseng6780/
Masteng6755/
Mattien6751/
Matn6751/
Muthien6746/
Matteen6746/
Matthen6738/
Matteng6732/
Mottint6729/
Mathaen6729/
Mouseen6726/
Mosieng6723/
Mausten6722/
Mhateng6722/
Mouchen6720/
Mooseen6719/
Maetten6718/
Hmasten6717/
Mootina6716/
Moossen6716/
Moutina6715/
Matenne6714/
Matienė6714/
Mmon6713/
Mouhcen6712/
Mottion6712/
Moyssen6711/
Masteen6711/
Moiting6711/
Momt679/
Hmon678/
Moythin677/
Mgon677/
Moissen677/
Mosstem677/
Mahaten676/
Moussen676/
Madteng676/
Moiseen674/
Mahteen674/
Modting674/
Mmateen674/
Mohsenn674/
Mattemn673/
Moution673/
Mutthen673/
Moiseng673/
Moysent673/
Meuteng673/
Mouceng673/
Matehen672/
Mhoseen672/
Mosn672/
Mutn672/
Mosenne672/
Mattaen672/
Mouting672/
Monq672/
Mozseen672/
Moscehn672/
Mutteen671/
Mahtaen671/
Metn671/
Meutenn671/
Moshsen671/
Motthin671/
Mocheen671/
Moichen671/
Mmohcen671/
Maatien671/
Moithin671/
Matemne671/
Matteun671/
Mouthin671/
Mosting671/
Mosseen671/
Mhataen671/
Monø671/
Mooheen671/
Muijten671/
Methien671/
Muytten671/
Mushten671/
Mathuen671/
Mmoseng671/
Mooseng671/
Mojn671/
Meetuen671/
Mattuen671/
Mmohsen671/
Methoen670/
Motting670/
Mosstin670/
Moystin670/
Mathenn670/
Mattesn670/
Mooting670/
Mattend670/

Moten Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Moten in the Tibetan language
མོ་རྟེན།moten-
Moten in the Marathi language
मोटmota94.94
मोटेेंmoteem2.53
मॉटेनmotena2.53
Moten in the Hindi language
मोतेनmotena50
मोटेणmotena50
Moten in the Russian language
Мотенmoten-

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Moten
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