Mottey Surname
Approximately 3,198 people bear this surname
Mottey Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ghana | 2,078 | 1:13,003 | 1,707 |
| Togo | 1,050 | 1:6,903 | 1,501 |
| France | 28 | 1:2,372,240 | 182,981 |
| Liberia | 15 | 1:293,902 | 16,977 |
| United States | 8 | 1:45,307,367 | 917,113 |
| India | 6 | 1:127,844,230 | 863,365 |
| Nigeria | 5 | 1:35,428,552 | 388,973 |
| Australia | 3 | 1:8,998,567 | 200,784 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 11 | 1:2,215,943 | 64,354 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 43 | 1:1,167,876 | 66,381 |
Mottey Demographics
Average Mottey Salary in
United States
$28,417 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Mottey Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mottey Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mottey is found in Ghana more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Mottey click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mottey? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 139,694th most frequent last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,278,782 people. The last name Mottey is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Mottey are found; 98 percent are found in West Africa and 98 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The surname is most widespread in Ghana, where it is held by 2,078 people, or 1 in 13,003. Outside of Ghana this last name exists in 11 countries. It is also common in Togo, where 33 percent are found and France, where 1 percent are found.
Mottey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Mottey has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname decreased 81 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 82 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Mottey Last Name Statistics demography
Mottey earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 34.14% less than the national average, earning $28,417 USD per year.
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Mottey
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