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

The last name Motta (Arabic: موتا, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻣﺘﻪ, Marathi: मोता, Russian: Мотта) has its highest incidence in Brazil. It may be rendered in the variant forms: Mótta. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

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

The surname Motta is the 5,247^th most commonly used surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 67,444 people. The surname Motta is primarily found in The Americas, where 70 percent of Motta reside; 62 percent reside in South America and 44 percent reside in Luso-South America. Motta is also the 282,935^th most frequently occurring forename on earth, borne by 833 people.

Motta is most common in Brazil, where it is borne by 47,319 people, or 1 in 4,524. In Brazil Motta is primarily concentrated in: São Paulo, where 27 percent reside, Rio de Janeiro, where 25 percent reside and Rio Grande do Sul, where 12 percent reside. Besides Brazil this surname is found in 98 countries. It is also found in Italy, where 26 percent reside and Colombia, where 10 percent reside.

Motta Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Motta has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Motta 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 bearing the Motta last name are 13.14% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 66.37% being registered to vote for the political 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.