Motia Surname

157,440th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,778 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Motia Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Motia Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon9991:20,7902,824
Iran4221:181,94915,100
Morocco4091:84,29414,399
South Africa2481:218,45822,930
Pakistan1271:1,406,64515,724
Lesotho1141:17,8293,803
DR Congo961:769,57954,223
Philippines731:1,386,825100,991
Kenya551:839,63532,298
United States461:7,879,542351,394
Ukraine401:1,138,067101,053
Mauritius401:32,3356,474
Netherlands281:603,11352,179
India151:51,137,692512,385
Indonesia111:12,022,654410,938
England91:6,190,895170,599
Russia81:18,015,382436,635
Papua New Guinea61:1,358,953118,663
Spain51:9,350,407109,555
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Guinea11:11,833,8173,268
France11:66,422,722504,397
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Central African Republic11:4,515,3901,196
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

Motia (4,094) may also be a first name.

Motia Last Name Facts

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

The surname Motia (Georgian: მოტია, Hindi: मोतीा, Oriya: େମାତିଆ) is found most frequently in Cameroon. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Motia? popularity and diffusion

It is the 157,440th most frequent last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 2,623,307 people. Motia occurs mostly in Africa, where 71 percent of Motia reside; 39 percent reside in Central Africa and 39 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 108,762nd most common given name throughout the world, borne by 4,094 people.

This surname is most widely held in Cameroon, where it is carried by 999 people, or 1 in 20,790. In Cameroon Motia is most frequent in: Southwest Region, where 97 percent reside, Littoral Region, where 2 percent reside and Centre Region, where 0 percent reside. Besides Cameroon this last name is found in 38 countries. It also occurs in Iran, where 15 percent reside and Morocco, where 15 percent reside.

Motia Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Motia surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those holding the Motia surname are 33.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 80% being registered with the party.

The amount Motia earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 9.3% less than the national average, earning R 215,544 per year and in United States they earn 6.61% more than the national average, earning $46,000 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Moutia913,522/
Motiaa91245/
Motiea91168/
Mootia91141/
Motiad91112/
Motiay9194/
Motija9150/
Mothia9147/
Mostia9116/
Motioa9113/
Motiah918/
Motias916/
Motiat914/
Moetia913/
Mottia912/
Mmotia911/
Motiha911/
Moothia83127/
Mothiea8318/
Mothioa8310/
Mouthia837/
Mothiah837/
Motijah836/
Moutiaa835/
Mottiat834/
Mothias832/
Mothiae831/
Motoiya831/
Moutiah831/
Motaiya831/
Mohtiaz831/
Mutia8031,342/
Matia8010,226/
Motea802,051/
Motya801,629/
Metia801,110/
Motio801,047/
Motja80262/
Mátia801/
Mothijoa77368/
Mootjioa779/
Motthias772/
Mothaiya771/
Mottaiya771/
Moustias771/
Motaiyoa771/
Moitjioa771/
Mohtajia771/
Moitagia771/
Motohija771/
Matias73416,607/
Mattia7321,135/
Mutiah736,722/
Mathia732,772/
Meutia731,487/
Muthia731,274/
Matija73905/
Matiaz73852/
Matiea73709/
Mautia73667/
Mothea73364/
Methia73263/
Mastia73244/
Motios73229/
Mustia73198/
Mutiat73194/
Moutya73170/
Moteea73168/
Maetia73130/
Matjia73124/
Muotio73116/
Matiha73115/
Mutias73112/
Moutio7387/
Matiah7380/
Medtia7349/
Mothya7342/
Mutiaz7335/
Motyha7328/
Mutija7323/
Motjea7323/
Matiat7319/
Mothio7315/
Moetja7312/
Motjoi7311/
Maatia739/
Matiaș739/
Motyas738/
Mettia737/
Mottea737/
Motijo735/
Matiad735/
Moutea735/
Motyad734/
Madtia734/
Muhtia733/
Mutiea733/
Metiah733/
Moitio733/
Muttia733/
Motjoa733/
Mutiha732/
Mostio732/
Mátias732/
Mottio732/
Matiap732/
Muitia732/
Mhatia732/
Motieo731/
Mahtia731/
Matiaa731/
Matiay731/
Matiaś731/
Matiaş731/
Motiho731/
Motioh731/
Moteha731/
Mutiaa731/
Mutiay731/
Metiha731/
Motjau731/
Motioz731/
Motjio731/
Mathias67270,439/
Muthiah677,053/
Matiash675,114/
Mattias671,436/
Muttiah671,383/
Mataija67626/
Matuyia67305/
Matijas67232/
Maatiat67209/
Masthia67166/
Mathiah67148/
Meuthia67123/
Mataiya67113/
Meutiah6790/
Mahatia6789/
Matthia6778/
Mooteea6755/
Mutogia6752/
Matiaha6743/
Mutihah6742/
Mastiha6739/
Mathiae6729/
Meautia6727/
Matayia6726/
Matihas6724/
Muhtiaz6722/
Mustias6721/
Muhtiah6721/
Mustiha6721/
Mathiea6720/
Mutaiya6719/
Mattiah6719/
Matiach6717/
Mushtia6716/
Matihea6715/
Matoiya6715/
Motheea6715/
Mastija6713/
Mathija6713/
Mathiha6713/
Mattiat6713/
Maetiah6712/
Matiass6712/
Motyash6710/
Mathiaz679/
Mmatjia678/
Muchtia677/
Mutiaha676/
Mutuiya676/
Motjeea676/
Muti'ah675/
Mautiah675/
Motihei675/
Mutagia675/
Muutiah674/
Matjias674/
Mauthia674/
Mastias674/
Matiaas674/
Muuthia674/
Maatiaa674/
Mutaija673/
Muthija673/
Mattiaz673/
Matiasd673/
Mouthio673/
Maatjia673/
Muthiay672/
Maatija672/
Mmatias672/
Muithia672/
Medthia671/
Muttiha671/
Muthiaj671/
Muthiha671/
Matttia671/
Motteea671/
Mothiot671/
Mouteha671/
Mostios671/
Mutajia671/
Mutayia671/
Muthias671/
Masttia671/
Mattiha671/
Matijoa671/
Mettiah671/
M'Mutia671/
Mouteoa671/
Motuiyo671/
Motjhau671/
Mutuhia671/
Moetiho671/
Moitiho671/
Methiah671/
Mathiat670/

Motia Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Motia in the Georgian language
მოტიაmotia-
Motia in the Oriya language
େମାତିଆemati'a88.89
େମାଟିଆemati'a8.33
େମାତିୟାematiya2.78
Motia in the Hindi language
मोतीाmotia46.67
मोतिााmotiaa26.67
मोतियाmotiya20
मेातियाmeatiya6.67

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Footnotes

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