Motu Surname
Approximately 5,420 people bear this surname
Motu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethiopia | 2,254 | 1:43,277 | 4,742 |
| Indonesia | 1,153 | 1:114,700 | 11,656 |
| India | 971 | 1:789,975 | 35,554 |
| Papua New Guinea | 263 | 1:31,003 | 3,561 |
| New Zealand | 157 | 1:28,843 | 5,032 |
| Fiji | 157 | 1:5,697 | 1,113 |
| Nigeria | 97 | 1:1,826,214 | 65,886 |
| United Arab Emirates | 68 | 1:134,739 | 11,022 |
| DR Congo | 68 | 1:1,086,464 | 68,260 |
| Turkey | 32 | 1:2,431,919 | 77,125 |
| United States | 31 | 1:11,692,224 | 454,091 |
| American Samoa | 30 | 1:1,859 | 357 |
| Solomon Islands | 26 | 1:22,309 | 4,345 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 25 | 1:45,427 | 166 |
| Australia | 15 | 1:1,799,713 | 85,184 |
| Mexico | 13 | 1:9,548,170 | 38,962 |
| Moldova | 10 | 1:356,137 | 27,160 |
| Canada | 6 | 1:6,140,932 | 260,641 |
| French Polynesia | 4 | 1:70,201 | 4,444 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Bangladesh | 4 | 1:39,839,193 | 17,324 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| France | 3 | 1:22,140,907 | 385,998 |
| Cook Islands | 3 | 1:6,060 | 1,122 |
| Afghanistan | 3 | 1:10,717,728 | 35,605 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Samoa | 1 | 1:193,808 | 1,089 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
Motu (4,681) may also be a first name.
Motu Demographics
Average Motu Salary in
United States
$23,100 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Motu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Motu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Motu (Hindi: मोटू, Marathi: मोतु, Oriya: େମାଟୁ) is found most in Ethiopia. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Motu? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 88,607th most commonly occurring family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 1,344,566 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 45 percent of Motu reside; 42 percent reside in East Africa and 42 percent reside in Ethiosemitic Africa. Motu is also the 100,158th most commonly held first name on earth It is held by 4,681 people.
It is most commonly occurring in Ethiopia, where it is held by 2,254 people, or 1 in 43,277. Besides Ethiopia this surname is found in 40 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 21 percent are found and India, where 18 percent are found.
Motu Last Name Statistics demography
Motu earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 46.46% less than the national average, earning $23,100 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Motu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Motu in the Oriya language | ||
| େମାଟୁ | ematu | 94.19 |
| ମଟୁ | matu | 3.49 |
| େମାତୁ | ematu | 1.16 |
| େମାଟୂ | ematu | 1.16 |
| Motu in the Hindi language | ||
| मोटू | motu | 66.07 |
| मोतू | motu | 18.25 |
| मोतु | motu | 8.53 |
| मोटु | motu | 6.94 |
| मोन्टू | montu | 0.2 |
| Motu in the Marathi language | ||
| मोतु | motu | 59.46 |
| मोतू | motu | 24.5 |
| मोटू | motu | 8.11 |
| मोटु | motu | 7.57 |
| मोतू़ | motu | 0.18 |
| मॉटू | motu | 0.18 |
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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
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- 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 Motu
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