Where Does The Last Name Motta Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Motta (Arabic: موتا, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻣﺘﻪ, Marathi: मोता, Russian: Мотта) is held by more people in Brazil than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms: Mótta. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Motta? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This surname is the 5,247^th most frequently used last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 67,444 people. Motta is mostly found in The Americas, where 70 percent of Motta reside; 62 percent reside in South America and 44 percent reside in Luso-South America. It is also the 282,935^th most commonly used first name world-wide, held by 833 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Brazil, where it is carried by 47,319 people, or 1 in 4,524. In Brazil it is primarily concentrated in: São Paulo, where 27 percent are found, Rio de Janeiro, where 25 percent are found and Rio Grande do Sul, where 12 percent are found. Barring Brazil this last name exists in 98 countries. It is also found in Italy, where 26 percent are found and Colombia, where 10 percent are found.

Motta Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Motta has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 33,167 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 5,500 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Motta Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those holding the Motta last name are 13.14% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 66.37% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Motta earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 14.1% more than the national average, earning €34,264 per year; in Norway they earn 17.06% less than the national average, earning 287,044 kr per year; in Peru they earn 0.28% more than the national average, earning S/. 19,440 per year; in South Africa they earn 63.06% more than the national average, earning R 387,492 per year; in Colombia they earn 5.47% less than the national average, earning $21,459,800 COP per year; in United States they earn 7.5% more than the national average, earning $46,386 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.25% less than the national average, earning $45,584 CAD per year.