Motly Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Motly Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Motly Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea61:1,358,953118,663
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1151:436,68431,761

Motly (12) may also be a first name.

Motly Last Name Facts

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

The surname Motly is more commonly found in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Motly? popularity and diffusion

It is the 5,812,366th most widely held surname internationally, held by around 1 in 662,504,174 people. Motly occurs mostly in Oceania, where 55 percent of Motly live; 55 percent live in Oceania Islands and 55 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Motly is also the 3,306,491st most widespread first name world-wide. It is borne by 12 people.

The surname is most frequently used in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 6 people, or 1 in 1,358,953. In Papua New Guinea Motly is most common in: New Ireland, where 100 percent reside. Beside Papua New Guinea this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 36 percent reside and Syria, where 9 percent reside.

Motly Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Motly has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Motly surname fell 97 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Motley9115,098/
Mottly913/
Motloy913/
Mothly912/
Motlay910/
Mootly910/
Mottley831,969/
Motlych8381/
Mostley8318/
Moitley836/
Motlley831/
Modtley831/
Motelly831/
Mothley830/
Motla802,657/
Matly80318/
Motle8072/
Motli8015/
Mutly802/
Mottlley771/
Mmotla731,994/
Matley731,453/
Motloi73775/
Mutlay73249/
Mattly73240/
Mottle73190/
Mothle73190/
Motler73140/
Mottla7370/
Matlay7350/
Motlep7339/
Motles7336/
Mothla7325/
Mutley7322/
Motlui7322/
Motlhe7321/
Mathly7320/
Mootla7319/
Motlai7319/
Motlis7318/
Mmotle7310/
Matloy737/
Mootle737/
Motlit736/
Motloa736/
Motlaa734/
Matlyi734/
Moutle733/
Matlys733/
Motlet732/
Motled732/
Moutla732/
Mostle731/
Motlie731/
Motlla731/
Matlly731/
Mottli731/
Mutlya731/
Muthly731/
Moutli731/
Moetle731/
Mottley's711/
Mouthelly711/
Motilla672,233/
Motelle67462/
Matlaya67277/
Mattley67207/
Motella67168/
Mostler67103/
Mathley6786/
Mottlee6783/
Mottler6773/
Mastley6772/
Matelly6771/
Motlooa6749/
Motlich6743/
Mottles6740/
Mathlay6736/
Moiteli6734/
Motelli6721/
Muttley6714/
Moutlia6710/
Motille676/
Moutloi675/
Mustley673/
Mohtlha673/
Moitlis672/
Mattlay671/
Moutler671/
Mostlle671/
Mothlej671/
Motlajh671/
Mottlui671/
Mutlaya671/
Motlhle671/
Mouthla671/
Moitele671/
Modtler671/
Mattlyd671/
Mmotloi671/
Motllai671/
Mohtlhe671/
Moitlhe671/
Moutlej671/
Matlhey671/
Motliss670/
Moottle670/
Mautley670/

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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 Motly
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