Motherway Surname

415,769th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 837 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ireland
Highest density in:
Ireland

Motherway Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Motherway Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland4181:11,2651,423
United States3721:974,35272,340
England261:2,143,00282,017
Australia161:1,687,23181,699
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1341:33,0593,220
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States441:1,141,33465,198

Motherway Last Name Facts

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

The surname Motherway occurs in Ireland more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Motherway click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Motherway? popularity and diffusion

Motherway is the 415,769th most prevalent family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 8,706,745 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 53 percent of Motherway are found; 53 percent are found in Northern Europe and 53 percent are found in British Isles.

It is most widely held in Ireland, where it is carried by 418 people, or 1 in 11,265. In Ireland Motherway is primarily found in: Munster, where 74 percent live, Leinster, where 26 percent live and Connaught, where 0 percent live. Not including Ireland this surname occurs in 8 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 44 percent live and England, where 3 percent live.

Motherway Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Motherway has changed over time. In Ireland the number of people who held the Motherway surname grew 312 percent between 1901 and 2014; in The United States it grew 845 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 433 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Motherway Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Motherway last name are 12.8% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 59.57% registered with the political party.

Motherway earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 6.07% more than the national average, earning $45,768 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Motherwy940/
Matherway890/
Motherwey890/
Motherby8232/
Motorway821/
Materwa7572/
Muterwa7535/
Meterwa755/
Motorwa751/
Muteerwa71162/
Mheterwa7116/
Materbay7115/
Muteurwa7115/
Muthirwa716/
Matherby710/
Motherbee671/
Motherbhi671/

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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 Motherway
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