Motum Surname

527,543rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 614 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Kenya

Motum Surname Definition:

From Mottingham; a location name in Essex.

Motum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India2471:3,105,52891,989
Thailand1481:477,28683,618
Kenya1211:381,65221,791
Australia411:658,43245,385
England311:1,797,35772,927
Canada141:2,631,828153,264
Cameroon51:4,153,814129,697
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
France11:66,422,722504,397
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England461:529,89928,330

Motum (459) may also be a first name.

Motum Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From Mottingham; a location name in Essex.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Motum Last Name Facts

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

The surname Motum (Oriya: େମାଟୁମ) is borne by more people in India than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Motum click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Motum? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 527,543rd most frequently used last name in the world, held by around 1 in 11,868,967 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 64 percent of Motum reside; 40 percent reside in South Asia and 40 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Motum is also the 398,330th most widely held first name on earth It is held by 459 people.

Motum is most commonly held in India, where it is carried by 247 people, or 1 in 3,105,528. In India Motum is primarily concentrated in: Odisha, where 93 percent live, Telangana, where 5 percent live and Andhra Pradesh, where 1 percent live. Without taking into account India this surname occurs in 12 countries. It is also found in Thailand, where 24 percent live and Kenya, where 20 percent live.

Motum Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Motum has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Motum surname declined 33 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Motum Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Motum earn around the same as the average income. In Canada they earn 3.9% more than the national average, earning $51,622 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Motoum91541/
Mottum91179/
Motume9159/
Mothum919/
Mohtum919/
Moutum913/
Motoume8381/
Mothume8330/
Moutoum8320/
Motaumg832/
Mothoum831/
Mostume831/
Mutum80719/
Matum80533/
Motom80267/
Metum8021/
Motun8016/
Moutoume773/
Moustoum771/
Mutume731,797/
Matume73510/
Mahtum73369/
Matoum73198/
Mastum73143/
Mateum73125/
Muthum73116/
Meetum7360/
Motung7352/
Mataum7339/
Muttum7334/
Methum7328/
Matuim7322/
Mathum7321/
Mostun7316/
Mottom7315/
Metoum7314/
Mettum7313/
Moutom7310/
Motaun7310/
Moitom739/
Maatum738/
Moitun735/
Mehtum734/
Matumg733/
Mattum733/
Mustum733/
Mutuim732/
Mootun732/
Motuun732/
Motuin732/
Mothom731/
Matuhm731/
Madtum731/
Maetum731/
Motoun731/
Meteum731/
Motune731/
Mhatum731/
Mottun730/
Motaung6772,905/
Mutumhe67522/
Matahum67256/
Mathume67194/
Meethum67160/
Muithum6791/
Motoung6782/
Mahtoum6761/
Machtum6752/
Moutoun6743/
Mahatum6737/
Muotune6732/
Methoum6730/
Motusin6717/
Motaune6714/
Mothung677/
Mootung676/
Mohtoun676/
Mutthum675/
Moothom675/
Mathaum672/
Matumhe672/
Muthuim672/
Mehtoum672/
Moutune672/
Matoume672/
Mmotung672/
Mathoum671/
Muthuum671/
Mattoum671/
Moutung671/
Matusim671/
Matgoum671/
Mastoum671/
Matteum671/
Mautoum671/
Maatoum671/
Mahtaum671/
Motounn671/
Mostune671/
Mostaun671/
Moithun671/
Motusne671/
Mudthum671/

Motum Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Motum in the Oriya language
େମାଟୁମematuma98.02
େମାଟୁମ୍ematum1.32
ମଟୁମmatuma0.66

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