Motius Surname

5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Motius Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Motius Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia111:2,681,293102,971
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861

Motius (112) may also be a first name.

Motius Last Name Facts

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

The surname Motius (Russian: Мотиус) is held by more people in Malaysia than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Motius? popularity and diffusion

Motius is the 5,057,639th most numerous family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 485,836,394 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 87 percent of Motius reside; 80 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 73 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Motius is also the 885,979th most widespread first name at a global level, held by 112 people.

The last name Motius is most widespread in Malaysia, where it is borne by 11 people, or 1 in 2,681,293. In Malaysia it is most common in: Sabah, where 91 percent reside and Kuala Lumpur, where 9 percent reside. Other than Malaysia it exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 13 percent reside and Azerbaijan, where 7 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Motiu91496/
Motiejus861/
Matius832,764/
Motoiu8394/
Metius8339/
Mutius8329/
Motieu8314/
Motéus8310/
Motihu836/
Motiup835/
Motiua834/
Mothiu834/
Moutiu832/
Mathius771,540/
Mattius7760/
Matious7717/
Moutieu7716/
Mothieu7710/
Matiuse777/
Methius775/
Matiush775/
Motejus774/
Mateius774/
Mothyus772/
Matiuss771/
Mothiuj771/
Mastius771/
Mmatius771/
Matiu734,420/
Motău7332/
Mathieus7163/
Matthius7137/
Matiusse7121/
Mouthieu717/
Matiusch717/
Mattious717/
Matehius715/
Matiejus712/
Mothejus711/
Motteuus711/
Matheius710/
Mateiu672,893/
Mátyus671,853/
Matjiu67856/
Matyus67688/
Mathiu67618/
Matiut67126/
Matiou6790/
Matjus6786/
Matiuc6781/
Motoyu6764/
Mothyu6763/
Matieu6753/
Matoiu6730/
Motoju6729/
Moteos679/
Matiuz677/
Mattiu676/
Matiuh674/
Matiju673/
Mătiuţ673/
Matiuţ672/
Matiuț672/
Moteyu672/
Matiusova671/
Matiuu671/
Matéus671/
Moteou671/
Motyua671/
Motjau671/
Matiue671/
Mătiuț671/
Mattheius670/

Motius Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Motius in the Russian language
Мотиусmotius-

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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
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  • 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 Motius
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