Motua Surname

1,907,068th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 95 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Motua Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Motua Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo481:1,539,15886,567
Papua New Guinea131:627,20974,307
Philippines91:11,248,691221,039
Kenya51:9,235,98055,978
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Motua (11) may also be a first name.

Motua Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Motua Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Motua (Russian: Мотуа) is more commonly found in The DR Congo than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Motua click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Motua? popularity and diffusion

The last name Motua is the 1,907,068th most widely held surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 76,711,010 people. The surname Motua is mostly found in Africa, where 64 percent of Motua reside; 54 percent reside in Central Africa and 54 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Motua is also the 3,487,849th most common first name world-wide. It is borne by 11 people.

The last name Motua is most frequently held in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 48 people, or 1 in 1,539,158. Beside The DR Congo it is found in 12 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 14 percent live and The Philippines, where 9 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Moutua9141/
Mottua9135/
Mootua9118/
Modtua913/
Mohtua912/
Motuah912/
Mothua912/
Motuaz911/
Moetua911/
Mmotua911/
Mostua911/
Motuoa911/
Mutua80153,275/
Matua806,205/
Metua80450/
Motwa80139/
Modua80127/
Motuo8075/
Mútua804/
Mootuash775/
Mothwa732,163/
Muthua731,509/
Moutwa73110/
Modhua7340/
Mattua7336/
Maatua7335/
Mastua7324/
Mathua7321/
Meetua7319/
Motwai7318/
Matuaa7318/
Muotuo7317/
Motway7312/
Moudba7311/
Moduoa739/
Motwaz735/
Mootwa735/
Motwat734/
Matuas734/
Motwea734/
Mgotwa733/
Mehtua732/
Matuat732/
Methua732/
Matuay732/
Mmutua731/
Mmotwa731/
Moetwa731/
Mutuas731/
Mostwa731/
Mothuo731/
Matdua731/
Moutuo731/
Moddua731/
Mustua731/
Moduha731/
Mutuayi6796/
Mahtuah679/
Mautuah674/
Muithua674/
Mathuea673/
Madouha673/
Matuaij672/
Mutuaha671/
Mouddua671/
Mothwai671/
Mothwwa671/
Mahatua671/
Matuhah671/

Motua Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Motua in the Russian language
Мотуаmotua-

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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
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  • 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 Motua
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