Moto Surname
Approximately 29,764 people bear this surname
Moto Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cambodia | 4,828 | 1:3,208 | 574 |
| DR Congo | 3,208 | 1:23,030 | 2,914 |
| Japan | 3,179 | 1:40,215 | 3,558 |
| Tanzania | 2,883 | 1:18,363 | 2,346 |
| Cameroon | 2,248 | 1:9,239 | 1,205 |
| Indonesia | 1,748 | 1:75,657 | 8,086 |
| Malawi | 1,568 | 1:10,918 | 1,687 |
| Mexico | 1,094 | 1:113,461 | 3,984 |
| Gabon | 909 | 1:2,078 | 353 |
| Saudi Arabia | 875 | 1:35,264 | 5,116 |
| Egypt | 854 | 1:107,653 | 8,985 |
| Zimbabwe | 697 | 1:22,150 | 3,333 |
| Pakistan | 604 | 1:295,768 | 6,238 |
| United Arab Emirates | 531 | 1:17,255 | 2,058 |
| South Africa | 417 | 1:129,923 | 15,215 |
| Uganda | 397 | 1:98,336 | 9,925 |
| Kenya | 348 | 1:132,701 | 10,895 |
| Zambia | 320 | 1:49,531 | 4,688 |
| United States | 307 | 1:1,180,648 | 84,333 |
| Spain | 276 | 1:169,391 | 12,137 |
| Brazil | 250 | 1:856,297 | 30,890 |
| Papua New Guinea | 245 | 1:33,280 | 3,885 |
| Russia | 241 | 1:598,021 | 52,826 |
| Nigeria | 216 | 1:820,105 | 36,398 |
| Somalia | 196 | 1:68,633 | 2,887 |
| Philippines | 180 | 1:562,435 | 62,921 |
| Morocco | 170 | 1:202,801 | 34,956 |
| El Salvador | 155 | 1:40,928 | 1,201 |
| India | 105 | 1:7,305,385 | 159,213 |
| Thailand | 84 | 1:840,933 | 134,389 |
| France | 50 | 1:1,328,454 | 133,611 |
| England | 48 | 1:1,160,793 | 54,689 |
| Italy | 43 | 1:1,422,249 | 79,532 |
| Kuwait | 39 | 1:97,454 | 10,676 |
| Niger | 31 | 1:619,097 | 15,317 |
| Romania | 30 | 1:669,262 | 46,959 |
| Canada | 25 | 1:1,473,824 | 101,190 |
| Colombia | 21 | 1:2,274,956 | 12,893 |
| Argentina | 16 | 1:2,671,463 | 118,579 |
| Benin | 16 | 1:645,975 | 38,126 |
| Belarus | 14 | 1:678,647 | 56,781 |
| Liberia | 14 | 1:314,895 | 17,893 |
| Malaysia | 14 | 1:2,106,730 | 83,604 |
| Kazakhstan | 13 | 1:1,360,192 | 71,840 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Germany | 12 | 1:6,708,788 | 223,026 |
| Guatemala | 11 | 1:1,462,061 | 5,661 |
| Venezuela | 11 | 1:2,745,825 | 29,869 |
| Australia | 10 | 1:2,699,570 | 109,631 |
| Hong Kong | 9 | 1:815,054 | 3,802 |
| Mozambique | 9 | 1:3,029,063 | 2,946 |
| Paraguay | 9 | 1:804,083 | 8,568 |
| Switzerland | 9 | 1:912,546 | 58,198 |
| China | 8 | 1:170,915,196 | 8,932 |
| Ivory Coast | 8 | 1:2,883,904 | 43,419 |
| Turkey | 8 | 1:9,727,678 | 134,647 |
| Yemen | 8 | 1:3,303,162 | 16,088 |
| Lesotho | 7 | 1:290,365 | 15,938 |
| Peru | 7 | 1:4,540,589 | 34,489 |
| Taiwan | 7 | 1:3,349,249 | 20,155 |
| Ecuador | 5 | 1:3,181,169 | 27,617 |
| Netherlands | 5 | 1:3,377,435 | 111,911 |
| Bangladesh | 4 | 1:39,839,193 | 17,324 |
| Belgium | 4 | 1:2,874,161 | 111,046 |
| Bolivia | 4 | 1:2,654,108 | 7,945 |
| Botswana | 4 | 1:546,732 | 22,624 |
| Chile | 4 | 1:4,404,118 | 44,633 |
| Czechia | 4 | 1:2,658,367 | 127,801 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| Poland | 4 | 1:9,502,187 | 181,606 |
| Togo | 4 | 1:1,811,942 | 8,122 |
| Azerbaijan | 3 | 1:3,216,374 | 32,290 |
| Burkina Faso | 3 | 1:6,117,367 | 22,156 |
| Finland | 3 | 1:1,832,234 | 57,803 |
| Ukraine | 3 | 1:15,174,232 | 372,501 |
| Vietnam | 3 | 1:30,882,018 | 4,101 |
| Armenia | 2 | 1:1,465,090 | 16,492 |
| Congo | 2 | 1:2,494,548 | 28,763 |
| Greece | 2 | 1:5,539,895 | 129,142 |
| Latvia | 2 | 1:1,025,023 | 41,546 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Djibouti | 1 | 1:914,932 | 1,612 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 1 | 1:1,135,674 | 984 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| French Polynesia | 1 | 1:280,805 | 7,211 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Laos | 1 | 1:6,588,323 | 1,961 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Macau | 1 | 1:601,630 | 1,582 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| Mali | 1 | 1:16,969,035 | 4,067 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| New Caledonia | 1 | 1:276,223 | 10,363 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1 | 1:55,199 | 1,294 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 13 | 1:3,862,976 | 168,604 |
The alternate forms: Móto (1) are calculated separately.
Moto (53,284) may also be a first name.
Moto Demographics
Average Male Moto Height
174.33 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
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
Moto Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Moto in the Georgian language | ||
| მოტო | moto | - |
| Moto in the Hindi language | ||
| मोटो | moto | 79.2 |
| मोतो | moto | 20.8 |
| Moto in the Marathi language | ||
| मोतो | moto | 57.89 |
| मोटो | moto | 36.84 |
| मॉटो | moto | 5.26 |
| Moto in the Russian language | ||
| Мото | moto | - |
| Moto in the Arabic language | ||
| موتو | mwtw | - |
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Footnotes
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