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 surname Motua (Russian: Мотуа) is found most in The DR Congo. It can also be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Motua.

How Common Is The Last Name Motua? popularity and diffusion

The last name Motua is the 1,907,068th most widespread last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 76,711,010 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 64 percent of Motua are found; 54 percent are found in Central Africa and 54 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Motua is also the 3,487,849th most widely held first name globally. It is borne by 11 people.

The last name is most frequently held in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 48 people, or 1 in 1,539,158. Aside from The DR Congo this last name is found in 12 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 14 percent reside and The Philippines, where 9 percent reside.

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
  • 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 Motua
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