Moton Surname

97,128th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,890 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Moton Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Moton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4,2781:84,7269,585
Indonesia2751:480,90639,594
Philippines911:1,112,50890,748
Thailand391:1,811,240225,763
Pakistan341:5,254,23233,450
India341:22,560,747316,052
Malaysia301:983,14144,226
France181:3,690,151224,666
Liberia121:367,37819,503
Turkey121:6,485,118119,359
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
Kenya101:4,617,99042,693
Papua New Guinea101:815,37288,623
Myanmar91:5,770,887975
Mexico71:17,732,31550,495
England51:11,143,612252,590
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England111:2,215,94364,354
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8651:58,0566,448

The alternate forms: Motoń (2) are calculated separately.

Moton (318) may also be a first name.

Moton Last Name Facts

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

The surname Moton (Hindi: मोतों, Marathi: मोटोन) occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant: Motoń. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Moton? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 97,128th most frequently used last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 1,490,296 people. This surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 88 percent of Moton are found; 88 percent are found in North America and 88 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Moton is also the 492,367th most widespread first name throughout the world. It is borne by 318 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 4,278 people, or 1 in 84,726. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Texas, where 10 percent live, Georgia, where 8 percent live and California, where 7 percent live. Not including The United States Moton occurs in 23 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 6 percent live and The Philippines, where 2 percent live.

Moton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Moton has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Moton surname expanded 495 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 55 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Moton Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Moton last name are 5.16% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 58.39% being registered to vote for the political party.

Moton earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 17.25% less than the national average, earning $35,707 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Motoń932/
Mouton9138,531/
Motton911,362/
Motong911,110/
Motone91835/
Moston91561/
Moiton9168/
Mothon9139/
Moeton9119/
Moyton9115/
Mooton915/
Motonk912/
Motoen911/
Motoin911/
Motoun911/
Motuon911/
Motoon911/
Mmotong832,673/
Mothong831,713/
Mouthon83380/
Moyston83295/
Moutton83125/
Motoung8382/
Moutong8354/
Moutoun8343/
Mothone8342/
Mostone8333/
Mohtoin8320/
Mootong8317/
Mottong8314/
Mosston8311/
Motthon8310/
Mohtoun836/
Motosin835/
Mostoyn835/
Motonne834/
Motoine834/
Moutoon832/
Modtong832/
Mohtong832/
Mottohn831/
Mochton831/
Mouston831/
Motuone831/
Motounn831/
Moutone831/
Moutonn831/
Moetton831/
Mmouton831/
Mmotone831/
Mottoon830/
Moiston830/
Maton806,649/
Motan802,119/
Meton80851/
Muton80561/
Motom80267/
Motun8016/
Máton801/
Modthong77226/
Motthong77198/
Moothong7794/
Motonova7750/
Mohthong7737/
Motoshyn7715/
Mouthong772/
Moithong771/
Mothoung771/
Mottonne771/
Motongue771/
Mouthone771/
Moutoine771/
Moutonne771/
D'Mouton771/
Mottoung771/
Mmotoung771/
Mouttong771/
Moudtong771/
Mhootong771/
Mhothong771/
Mathon735,741/
Mutton734,921/
Matton734,524/
Maston734,216/
Mottan733,105/
Matong732,392/
Matone731,720/
Muston731,539/
Motang73984/
Metton73692/
Mutong73653/
Motoum73541/
Mutond73524/
Mutone73424/
Motane73353/
Mauton73185/
Mootan73175/
Mothan73115/
Mehton73114/
Mahton7393/
Madton7372/
Matoon7364/
Matoun7364/
Moutan7358/
Motung7352/
Methon7352/
Motaan7345/
Mutoin7330/
Mostan7327/
Matoin7326/
Mutoun7326/
Matond7326/
Mostun7316/
Motuom7316/
Mottom7315/
Muthon7313/
Meeton7312/
Mohtan7311/
Moutom7310/
Motaun7310/
Moitom739/
Muiton739/
Motgan738/
Moitun735/
Muhton734/
Muotan734/
Medton733/
Metuon733/
Maaton733/
Motand732/
Matosn732/
Matont732/
Mutoon732/
Moetan732/
Mootun732/
Motuun732/
Motuin732/
Mothom731/
Mhaton731/
Meuton731/
Matgon731/
Mutuon731/
Maeton731/
Moutón731/
Motant731/
Mostoń731/
Metoon731/
Muuton731/
Moitão731/
Motune731/
Moitan731/
Mudton731/
Modtan731/
Mottun730/
Mothoteng7117/
Moudthong718/
Hmodthong715/
Moodthong714/
Moytonova713/
Moutougne711/
Moutthong711/
Motaung6772,905/
Mautone674,025/
Mathong672,102/
Mattoon672,075/
Mattone671,232/
Mootane67730/
Mahaton67646/
Mustone67517/
Mastone67290/
Muthong67255/
Mochtan67227/
Moutane67183/
Moothan67160/
Mottaan6798/
Matosin6785/
Matthon6774/
Mostaan6773/
Muthuon6760/
Mautong6757/
Mathoon6746/
Muotune6732/
Mattong6728/
Mothane6727/
Moustan6726/
Mutosin6722/
Mauston6720/
Mastoon6720/
Moutoum6720/
Maatong6718/
Mahuton6717/
Motusin6717/
Maszton6715/
Motaune6714/
Moudtan6714/
Mutoing6713/
Mottang6713/
Motasin6712/
Mothang6711/
Mahtong6711/
Mastoin6710/
Muhtoin679/
Mathone679/
Muttone679/
Moutand679/
Madtong679/
Muttoon678/
Mothung677/
Mastong677/
Mahtoin676/
Mootung676/
Matoung675/
Maatoon675/
Moothom675/
Mattont674/
Matuong674/
Motanng674/
Masston673/
Mootang673/
Mutonhe672/
Mattoin672/
Mottant672/
Moutune672/
Mustoun672/
Matoing672/
Motahan672/
Moitang672/
Moithan672/
Mmotung672/
Motahng672/
Mathhon671/
Mattonn671/
Mattoun671/
Mhootan671/
Mosthan671/
Mothann671/
Motagne671/
Moutung671/
Matoine671/
Matongg671/
Matonne671/
Matoune671/
Maatonk671/
Mahtoun671/
Hmoutan671/
Motttan671/
Mothoum671/
Moutant671/
Mouttan671/
Mouztan671/
Motahne671/
Mostune671/
Mostang671/
Mostaun671/
Meutong671/
Moithun671/
Muitoin671/
Muhtong671/
Mustong671/
Mutoone671/
Mottane671/
Motusne671/
Motaang671/
Mmatong671/
Mudthon671/
Mathonh671/
Mhoudthong671/
Motthan670/
Mautton670/
Mastton670/
Mazston670/
Muttond670/

Moton Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Moton in the Marathi language
मोटोनmotona-
Moton in the Hindi language
मोतोंmotom95.65
मोटोंmotom4.35

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Moton
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