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 more commonly found in Ghana than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Mottey? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 139,694th most commonly used surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 2,278,782 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Mottey reside; 98 percent reside in West Africa and 98 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
Mottey is most frequently used in Ghana, where it is borne by 2,078 people, or 1 in 13,003. Not including Ghana this surname is found in 11 countries. It is also found in Togo, where 33 percent reside and France, where 1 percent reside.
Mottey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Mottey has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Mottey last name declined 81 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 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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