Moturayo Surname

2,203,767th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 74 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Moturayo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Moturayo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria721:2,460,31681,464
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150

Moturayo (3,449) may also be a first name.

Moturayo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Moturayo occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Moturayo click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Moturayo? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,203,767th most common last name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 98,480,350 people. Moturayo occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Moturayo live; 97 percent live in West Africa and 97 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 121,088th most prevalent first name throughout the world, held by 3,449 people.

It is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 72 people, or 1 in 2,460,316. In Nigeria Moturayo is most common in: Osun, where 24 percent are found, Ogun, where 22 percent are found and Lagos, where 19 percent are found. Barring Nigeria this surname exists in one country. It is also found in Brazil, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Motuurayo941/
Motorayo887/
Muturayo886/
Motirayo881/
Motiray8075/
Moturoa806/
Maturay802/
Motiraya7590/
Mathuray7564/
Muthuray7525/
Matirayo7512/
Motiraye7510/
Maturaya759/
Muturaya752/
Maturhay751/
Matturay751/
Motoriyo751/
Mathuiray7163/
Moutourou7113/
Matiray67234/
Motoroi6790/
Maturey6777/
Muthurajoo6715/
Muturaj6713/
Metiray6712/
Motirai6712/
Muturai673/
Maturoi672/
Maturai672/
Moturee671/
Motoraj671/
Motirau671/

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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 Moturayo
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