Motey Surname

354,583rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,026 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Motey Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Motey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana7621:35,4604,134
Israel951:90,08010,606
India841:9,131,731182,786
DR Congo341:2,172,929106,971
Tanzania131:4,072,43252,852
United States121:30,204,911765,334
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
England21:27,859,030389,889
France11:66,422,722504,397
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States151:3,347,912150,340

Motey (42) may also be a first name.

Motey Last Name Facts

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

Motey (Russian: Мотей, Tibetan: མོ་ཏེ་) is carried by more people in Ghana than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Motey click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Motey? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 354,583rd most frequent last name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 7,102,871 people. The last name Motey occurs predominantly in Africa, where 80 percent of Motey reside; 74 percent reside in West Africa and 74 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Motey is also the 1,566,439th most prevalent first name world-wide, held by 42 people.

This last name is most frequently held in Ghana, where it is carried by 762 people, or 1 in 35,460. Apart from Ghana this last name occurs in 15 countries. It also occurs in Israel, where 9 percent are found and India, where 8 percent are found.

Motey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Motey has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Motey last name contracted 20 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Motey Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Motey are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 100% registered with the party.

Motey earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 76.54% more than the national average, earning $76,175 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mottey913,198/
Mothey91656/
Moteyo91124/
Moteya9186/
Moteyi9159/
Motiey9118/
Moetey9113/
Mostey912/
Moteyu912/
Mootey911/
Moteyy911/
Moteye911/
Muotey910/
Mote8972,143/
Moty89856/
Moustey83113/
Motheyi8325/
Motheya8319/
Mouthey8311/
Moithey8310/
Mouteyi834/
Mouteya831/
Moteeyi831/
Moottey830/
Matey8013,643/
Motte8012,650/
Mothe8012,334/
Motes804,605/
Motea802,051/
Motie801,786/
Motue801,505/
Moote801,371/
Motee801,158/
Moity80882/
Mouty80875/
Mooty80741/
Moite80673/
Mgote80599/
Motet80597/
Motty80535/
Moute80520/
Motay80501/
Moter80447/
Motoy80417/
Moteh80273/
Motei80256/
Motiy80226/
Mothy80176/
Moste80169/
Moteu80158/
Motye80150/
'Mote80136/
Moyte80119/
Motje8090/
Motae8081/
Mohte8078/
Metey8078/
Moted8069/
Moete8066/
Motyľ8061/
Motys8056/
Mutey8052/
Motez8030/
Mohty8028/
Mhote8023/
Motoe8017/
Mmote8017/
Motyo8015/
Motej809/
Mozty804/
Motyi803/
Motge801/
Motep801/
Motyś801/
Muote801/
Mathey738,916/
Mateyu738,606/
Mateyo735,961/
Motter735,618/
Motoya735,512/
Mottet735,074/
Mothes733,923/
Mattey733,423/
Mateya732,913/
Moster732,888/
Mothae732,325/
Moutte731,665/
Mouthe731,233/
Muteya731,118/
Mother731,029/
Moutet73970/
Mothei73966/
Muteyo73883/
Mottes73837/
Motiya73753/
Motawe73716/
Mothiy73667/
Mouter73631/
Moutei73594/
Muteyi73504/
Mastey73498/
Mothay73497/
Moutie73491/
Mothea73364/
Mettey73335/
Mottie73304/
Mottay73288/
Moitie73285/
Mateyi73255/
Moutee73215/
Motayo73199/
Mothie73180/
Moothy73172/
Moteea73168/
Motiea73168/
Mothee73135/
Mottee73130/
Mothet73114/
Meteye73113/
Mohtay73106/
Meteyo73104/
Mooter7399/
Mateye7398/
Mustey7393/
Mottez7383/
Moutoy7378/
Mochty7377/
Mostes7370/
Motheu7367/
Moutes7360/
Motiyo7357/
Motaye7355/
Mgotyi7354/
Mottei7354/
Muotoe7350/
Moitte7348/
Mautey7344/
Mateys7338/
Mootee7335/
Motoie7332/
Motayi7332/
Mostyi7332/
Motaya7331/
Meteya7331/
Mhatey7330/
Moetie7330/
Mottys7328/
Mahtey7327/
Moutty7327/
Moitet7325/
Modted7324/
Mooste7323/
Methey7322/
Moitay7322/
Mootie7321/
Moites7320/
Mateey7320/
Muteyu7319/
Moitje7319/
Motteu7318/
Moithe7317/
Moette7316/
Mojtay7316/
Moytes7315/
Moethe7314/
Mohtes7311/
Motejo7311/
Moithy7311/
Motiie7310/
Moutez7310/
Motoye738/
Moetee738/
Meteyu738/
Muteye737/
Motysh737/
Moothe737/
Mootye737/
Mottea737/
Mouteh737/
Motuya737/
Motheß737/
Mouste737/
Meutey736/
Moteie736/
Muttey735/
Moytez735/
Moutea735/
Muotyo735/
Motesh734/
Muthey734/
Mohjte734/
Motowe734/
Motoue734/
Mouteu734/
Modtes734/
Moteer734/
Hmoity733/
Motych733/
Motayy733/
Mohute733/
Motett733/
Mothye733/
Mosted733/
Mottoe733/
Moutay733/
Motaie733/
Muotue733/
Moetea733/
Mouthy733/
Mooted733/
Mehtey732/
D'Mote732/
Moshte732/
Mohtie732/
Moutoe732/
Muotae732/
Moteia732/
Moteui732/
Moteus732/
Mothue732/
Motytė732/
Mostys732/
Moutae732/
Maatey732/
Motoyi732/
Meetey731/
Mhoite731/
Mootoy731/
Mostay731/
Mosteu731/
Motepp731/
Moteth731/
Motetz731/
Mothhe731/
Mothje731/
Mottae731/
Motthe731/
Motyya731/
Mohthe731/
Mohtte731/
Mohhte731/
Mateyz731/
Mostee731/
Moteed731/
Moiter731/
Moitee731/
Mouhte731/
Motyja731/
Motihe731/
Moteha731/
Motehr731/
Moteja731/
Motest731/
Moteuh731/
Mothej731/
Moutue731/
Moytay731/
Moytoy731/
Mostej731/
Moiste731/
Moitae731/
Moiteu731/
Moitez731/
Muothe731/
Mootez731/
Mgotye731/
Moytte731/
Mohtet731/
Moitoe731/
Mootep731/
Mohtee731/
Mottje731/
Mottye731/
Muotei731/
Mhoteh731/
Mootes730/
Mootte730/
Moterr730/
Motess730/
Mota67418,413/
Mate67199,591/
Mete6774,861/
Moti6727,831/
Maty676,297/
Matthey674,882/
Mute672,428/
Maathey67851/
Mouttet67832/
Motawie67821/
Mouthuy67405/
Motaweh67347/
Motawee67336/
Matheys67328/
Moithay67256/
Matheyo67166/
Moittie67152/
Muty67152/
Motthet67146/
Moutaye67141/
Moutiya67137/
Moutawe67130/
Moutter67123/
Motteux67108/
Moister67107/
Mushtey6788/
Mouster6786/
Mootaye6786/
Motayed6778/
Măte6771/
Máte6767/
Motejat6767/
Mothiya6765/
Mahatey6755/
Mooteea6755/
Mouther6754/
Mateych6749/
Machtey6747/
Moyster6739/
Mothowe6739/
Mutheyi6736/
Moithei6729/
Mousted6727/
Moutheu6727/
Moothep6725/
Metthey6724/
Mosteit6722/
Matteys6721/
Mochter6719/
Motheux6719/
Mothiea6718/
Moté6717/
Mateyis6717/
Mosteid6716/
Metteey6716/
Mateyos6716/
Moutaya6715/
Motheea6715/
Mooster6713/
Muteeyi6712/
Matheya6712/
Mouthoy6712/
Mothayi6711/
Moothee6711/
Mostejo6710/
Mostead679/
Mothead679/
Mostych677/
Mouthie677/
H'Moity676/
Mothaya676/
Mattgey676/
Mohiete675/
Moutaie675/
Motheje675/
Mootaya675/
Mateyas674/
Mouteeh674/
Motayah674/
Mateyie674/
Mateyoo674/
Motherr674/
Moothes674/
Mateyee673/
Matheyu673/
Moteith673/
Mottett673/
Motiyat673/
Motayat673/
Matheyi673/
Motajie673/
Modthed673/
Moijtie672/
Mateyoz672/
Mathiey672/
Mosther672/
Mateyes672/
Motheus672/
Moutayi672/
Mothehe672/
Motajes672/
Moustes672/
Matttey672/
Mateeyo672/
Motieie672/
Moshteh672/
Modther672/
Moitoyi672/
Moothae672/
Mottaya672/
Motteja671/
Metheyu671/
Metteya671/
Moothay671/
Moother671/
Moutoya671/
Moythee671/
Mosster671/
Mostoya671/
Motajee671/
Mothees671/
Motijee671/
Motiyas671/
Motj671/
Mottess671/
Motteus671/
Mohijte671/
Moetiya671/
Hmoitty671/
Mouthee671/
Moither671/
Mateeyi671/
Masteya671/
Matteya671/
Mattiey671/
Matieya671/
Maeteya671/
M'Moute671/
Mottawe671/
Motteea671/
Motyjas671/
Moteudz671/
Mothawe671/
Mothiyo671/
Mouteha671/
Mouteia671/
Moutheh671/
Moustet671/
Mousteu671/
Moustte671/
Moystoy671/
Motahie671/
Motaieh671/
Mostheu671/
Mostytė671/
Mostaya671/
Moittet671/
Moitthy671/
Mohtaje671/
Mojteja671/
Moethhe671/
Metheye671/
Mäte671/
Mutheya671/
D'Mooty671/
Moudtie671/
Hmodtes671/
Matieye671/
Mateyah671/
Mottayi671/
Motthee671/
Motuiyo671/
Mothaye671/
Mosteet671/
Mutheyu671/
Moohtee671/
Moothet671/
Mouteus671/
Mouthys671/
Motuyah671/
Matahey671/
Matheyy671/
Modteds671/
Modthes671/
Mouteer670/
Mauthey670/
Moottes670/
Mouthed670/
Motieia670/

Motey Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Motey in the Tibetan language
མོ་ཏེ་moté-
Motey in the Russian language
Мотейmotej-

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