Moto Surname

18,525th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 29,764 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cambodia
Highest density in:
Gabon

Moto Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Moto Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cambodia4,8281:3,208574
DR Congo3,2081:23,0302,914
Japan3,1791:40,2153,558
Tanzania2,8831:18,3632,346
Cameroon2,2481:9,2391,205
Indonesia1,7481:75,6578,086
Malawi1,5681:10,9181,687
Mexico1,0941:113,4613,984
Gabon9091:2,078353
Saudi Arabia8751:35,2645,116
Egypt8541:107,6538,985
Zimbabwe6971:22,1503,333
Pakistan6041:295,7686,238
United Arab Emirates5311:17,2552,058
South Africa4171:129,92315,215
Uganda3971:98,3369,925
Kenya3481:132,70110,895
Zambia3201:49,5314,688
United States3071:1,180,64884,333
Spain2761:169,39112,137
Brazil2501:856,29730,890
Papua New Guinea2451:33,2803,885
Russia2411:598,02152,826
Nigeria2161:820,10536,398
Somalia1961:68,6332,887
Philippines1801:562,43562,921
Morocco1701:202,80134,956
El Salvador1551:40,9281,201
India1051:7,305,385159,213
Thailand841:840,933134,389
France501:1,328,454133,611
England481:1,160,79354,689
Italy431:1,422,24979,532
Kuwait391:97,45410,676
Niger311:619,09715,317
Romania301:669,26246,959
Canada251:1,473,824101,190
Colombia211:2,274,95612,893
Argentina161:2,671,463118,579
Benin161:645,97538,126
Belarus141:678,64756,781
Liberia141:314,89517,893
Malaysia141:2,106,73083,604
Kazakhstan131:1,360,19271,840
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Germany121:6,708,788223,026
Guatemala111:1,462,0615,661
Venezuela111:2,745,82529,869
Australia101:2,699,570109,631
Hong Kong91:815,0543,802
Mozambique91:3,029,0632,946
Paraguay91:804,0838,568
Switzerland91:912,54658,198
China81:170,915,1968,932
Ivory Coast81:2,883,90443,419
Turkey81:9,727,678134,647
Yemen81:3,303,16216,088
Lesotho71:290,36515,938
Peru71:4,540,58934,489
Taiwan71:3,349,24920,155
Ecuador51:3,181,16927,617
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
Bolivia41:2,654,1087,945
Botswana41:546,73222,624
Chile41:4,404,11844,633
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Togo41:1,811,9428,122
Azerbaijan31:3,216,37432,290
Burkina Faso31:6,117,36722,156
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Ukraine31:15,174,232372,501
Vietnam31:30,882,0184,101
Armenia21:1,465,09016,492
Congo21:2,494,54828,763
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Latvia21:1,025,02341,546
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Djibouti11:914,9321,612
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
Fiji11:894,3914,568
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Macau11:601,6301,582
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Saint Kitts and Nevis11:55,1991,294
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

The alternate forms: Móto (1) are calculated separately.

Moto (53,284) may also be a first name.

Moto Last Name Facts

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

Moto (Arabic: موتو, Georgian: მოტო, Hindi: मोटो, Marathi: मोतो, Russian: Мото) occurs in Cambodia more than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant: Móto. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Moto? popularity and diffusion

The surname Moto is the 18,525th most prevalent surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 244,844 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 49 percent of Moto reside; 23 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 21 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 17,524th most numerous first name internationally. It is borne by 53,284 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Cambodia, where it is borne by 4,828 people, or 1 in 3,208. In Cambodia Moto is most numerous in: Kampong Cham Province, where 13 percent live, Battambang Province, where 10 percent live and Prey Veng Province, where 9 percent live. Other than Cambodia this surname is found in 117 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 11 percent live and Japan, where 11 percent live.

Moto Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Moto has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Moto surname increased 2,362 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Moto Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is primarily Orthodox (94%) in Russia, Muslim (50%) in Kenya and Orthodox (100%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Moto surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Moto earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 18.58% less than the national average, earning R 193,488 per year; in United States they earn 0.16% less than the national average, earning $43,080 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.24% less than the national average, earning $46,584 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Móto921/
Motto899,362/
Motoi897,076/
Motos895,044/
Mouto892,188/
Mosto89882/
Motho89830/
Motoa89817/
Moito89773/
Mmoto89555/
Mgoto89502/
Motoh89445/
Motoo89430/
Motoy89417/
Mohto89200/
Mojto89192/
Motot89174/
Muoto89104/
Motou8984/
Motuo8975/
Mooto8971/
Motoz8971/
Mhoto8944/
Moeto8932/
Moyto8932/
Motop8921/
Motod8919/
'Moto896/
Motgo892/
Motoč891/
Moutou806,631/
Mothoa805,202/
Mootoo802,082/
Moitoi80857/
Moutot80645/
Mottoh80635/
Moutos80522/
Mottot80254/
Motooa8085/
Mostto8084/
Moutoy8078/
Moisto8054/
Moutoh8054/
Mottoa8046/
'Motho8043/
Moutto8041/
Mottoi8038/
Mottos8030/
Motous8023/
Muotto8021/
Mottoo8017/
Mothod8017/
Muotuo8017/
Moitho8017/
Mottou8013/
Mmotoh8012/
Mootoi8011/
Mgotto8010/
Muotoo8010/
Mmuoto809/
Mmotho809/
Mootos808/
Mohuto807/
Mootho807/
Mothoo806/
Mostoi805/
Moutho805/
Motouz805/
Mostos805/
Motosh805/
Mothou804/
Mousto804/
Moutoa803/
Mothoi803/
Modtod802/
Moitos802/
Mhotho802/
Motoch802/
Motoup802/
Moitto802/
Moetto802/
Mottho802/
Mootoy801/
Moutoo801/
Mothoh801/
Mothoj801/
Mohtoo801/
Mohtto801/
Moutuo801/
Motuoa801/
Motooe801/
Motouh801/
Mothuo801/
Moutgo801/
Moytoy801/
Mostot801/
Mootou801/
Moohto801/
Moetou801/
'Mooto801/
Mgotho801/
Moetoi801/
Mostou801/
Mohtoh801/
Mothot800/
Motoux800/
Moitoz800/
Motodt800/
Mota75418,413/
Muto75103,957/
Mato7585,806/
Meto7512,199/
Máto751/
Mäto751/
Moothoo73515/
Moutout73340/
Moutoux73222/
Moustos73172/
Moustou73149/
Moutouh73145/
Muottoh7394/
Mouttou7392/
Moutous7380/
Mouthou7364/
Mothuoa7350/
Mmuotoo7318/
Mmoutoo7314/
Mouthoy7312/
Mouttoh7310/
Mottoss739/
Moothoh735/
Moottoo734/
Moothod733/
Mmuotoh732/
Moutoud732/
Mottott731/
Mottoch731/
Mottois731/
Mottout731/
Motttoh731/
Moutoch731/
Moutoup731/
Moystoy731/
Moschto731/
Moothou731/
'M'Otho731/
Mahto672,175,136/
Matos67518,757/
Motta67108,054/
Motau6719,893/
Motha6719,772/
Musto6714,499/
Mehto6710,834/
Moita6710,592/
Matto679,940/
Mohta676,170/
Mouta675,961/
Metto675,365/
Motaz672,934/
Mhato672,571/
Masto672,086/
Motas672,073/
Matou671,833/
Mauto671,831/
Mosta671,776/
Matoi671,354/
Matoo671,262/
Mutto671,003/
'Mota67986/
Motah67783/
Moota67707/
Moeta67665/
Metoo67594/
Mutoo67520/
Metoh67485/
Matoh67484/
Matoy67456/
Maato67438/
Matot67426/
Moïta67388/
Motaa67342/
Matoa67300/
Mutoh67283/
Mmeto67279/
Meeto67276/
Mmota67269/
Mutos67167/
Moteu67158/
Maeto67149/
Mhuto67132/
Muito67120/
Matoz67100/
Motad6791/
Mutou6781/
Mutop6776/
Mutoy6776/
Matop6776/
Moyta6758/
Mojta6757/
Mutot6757/
Matod6756/
Motáňová6750/
Moostoos6747/
Motáň6746/
Muota6744/
Mutoi6742/
Motaş6736/
Mutoj6733/
Motaň6729/
Motaňová6722/
Mheto6721/
Metoi6719/
Mgota6715/
Metoy6715/
Mguto6714/
Motap6712/
Motat6712/
Mhota6711/
Meuto6710/
Mutoa6710/
Mouthoud679/
Mutotowa677/
Muhto677/
Mmato677/
Mutod676/
Muuto675/
Mátos675/
Matoj674/
Medto674/
Madto673/
Mudto673/
Maïto672/
Mazto671/
Motga671/
Motouova671/
Mutoz671/
Motaë671/
Mouchtou671/
Moutouch671/
Moutouss671/
Moustous671/
Moustouz671/
Mojtó671/
Mosthood671/
Metoj671/
Moutooth670/

Moto Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Moto in the Georgian language
მოტოmoto-
Moto in the Hindi language
मोटोmoto79.2
मोतोmoto20.8
Moto in the Marathi language
मोतोmoto57.89
मोटोmoto36.84
मॉटोmoto5.26
Moto in the Russian language
Мотоmoto-
Moto in the Arabic language
موتوmwtw-

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