Motus Surname

348,836th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,047 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Motus Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Motus Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines6351:159,43026,279
United States1011:3,588,702200,455
Poland671:567,29552,993
Belgium331:348,38338,592
Russia311:4,649,131213,487
Germany301:2,683,515132,064
Ukraine191:2,395,931155,639
France191:3,495,933219,029
Slovakia151:355,76348,124
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Canada131:2,834,276161,175
Turkey121:6,485,118119,359
Belarus101:950,10668,851
Congo101:498,91011,250
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Lithuania61:505,76519,342
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
England21:27,859,030389,889
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Comoros11:749,524685
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706

The alternate forms: Mõtus (123), Motús (5) & Mötus (4) are calculated separately.

Motus (15) may also be a first name.

Motus Last Name Facts

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

Motus (Oriya: େମାଟୁସ, Russian: Мотус) is borne by more people in The Philippines than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant: Mõtus, Motús or Mötus. Click here to see other possible spellings of Motus.

How Common Is The Last Name Motus? popularity and diffusion

It is the 348,836th most widely held last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 6,960,407 people. The last name Motus is predominantly found in Asia, where 64 percent of Motus are found; 61 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 60 percent are found in Fil-Southeast Asia. It is also the 2,900,335th most commonly used forename throughout the world It is held by 15 people.

The surname Motus is most frequent in The Philippines, where it is carried by 635 people, or 1 in 159,430. In The Philippines Motus is most prevalent in: National Capital Region, where 33 percent live, Western Visayas, where 29 percent live and Calabarzon, where 12 percent live. Apart from The Philippines this last name is found in 34 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 10 percent live and Poland, where 6 percent live.

Motus Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Motus last name is primarily Orthodox (60%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Motus last name are 24.66% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 71.43% registered with the party.

The amount Motus earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 1.78% more than the national average, earning $43,916 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.36% less than the national average, earning $43,543 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mõtus93123/
Motús935/
Mötus934/
Mottus91189/
Motush9155/
Motous9123/
Moitus9121/
Moetus9119/
Mothus9117/
Motusz9113/
Moteus912/
Motuse911/
Motuis911/
Motu895,420/
Moutous8380/
Moystus8372/
Motutse8336/
Moistus8334/
Mothuse8321/
Moettus833/
Motheus832/
Motteus831/
Moëstus831/
Mouteus831/
Matus8047,793/
Motau8019,893/
Motos805,044/
Motuz803,234/
Motup801,458/
Mottu80799/
Mothu80588/
Metus80421/
Motut80293/
Mootu80206/
Moteu80158/
Motou8084/
Moutu8069/
Motui8052/
Mutus8051/
Mohtu8015/
Motuh806/
Moitu806/
Motuc804/
Mmotu803/
Mátus803/
Mostu802/
Muotu802/
Motud801/
Motuu801/
Moutushe77360/
Mothutse7772/
Motusová7719/
Motusova774/
Mothouse773/
Moutouss771/
Mateus73396,410/
Moutou736,631/
Matusz732,196/
Mattus731,231/
Mathus731,221/
Matous73764/
Mõttus73708/
Mutuse73679/
Moutos73522/
Matush73490/
Mottau73236/
Mettus73179/
Mataus73152/
Matuse73107/
Motheu7367/
Meteus7363/
Mutous7363/
Matuis7359/
Motuzh7352/
Mutush7342/
Mustus7336/
Möttus7334/
Methus7332/
Mottos7330/
Mastus7328/
Mótusz7326/
Matuss7323/
Moitui7321/
Mohutu7321/
Metush7319/
Motteu7318/
Modtau7317/
Moythu7316/
Mottou7313/
Moothu7312/
Muthus7311/
Mothau7310/
Mouthu739/
Moithu739/
Mootos738/
Mottut737/
Moutau737/
Mautus735/
Motouz735/
Motosh735/
Matuys735/
Mothou734/
Matuus734/
Möteus734/
Mouteu734/
Motahu734/
Moottu733/
Moutui733/
Metuis733/
Mutusz732/
Moitos732/
Maatus732/
Motoup732/
Muttus732/
Metuss732/
Moutup731/
Mosteu731/
Mostuz731/
Mothuu731/
Mottup731/
Mottuz731/
Matgus731/
Matuzs731/
Mahtus731/
Moturz731/
Motouh731/
Moteuh731/
Metuys731/
Mootou731/
Moiteu731/
Mmatus731/
Mátusz731/
Mâteus731/
Môttus731/
Moutuh731/
Motuph731/
Mothup731/
Mostou731/
Moitau731/
Metaus731/
Motoux730/
Motoes730/
Mottausch7149/
Motousova7140/
Motushova7115/
Moutousse711/
Matusse6766,348/
Matheus6735,589/
Matu6714,918/
Mateush67434/
Mouthuy67405/
Matusch67356/
Moutout67340/
Matoush67259/
Matteus67251/
Moutaux67226/
Moutoux67222/
Mattous67174/
Mathuse67164/
Matushe67162/
Moustou67149/
Moutouh67145/
Moutaud67126/
Matthus67116/
Mathaus67108/
Motteux67108/
Mouttou6792/
Mouthou6764/
Mathous6753/
Mastous6740/
Mututse6728/
Mutushe6728/
Moutheu6727/
Machtus6723/
Mateuse6722/
Mateuss6719/
Motheux6719/
Mathuis6718/
Mattusz6717/
Matgous6716/
Metheus6715/
Moitaux6710/
Mottoss679/
Mouttau679/
Mateuts677/
Mathusz677/
Matause676/
Meteush675/
Matutse672/
Mathuys672/
Moutoud672/
Matouse672/
Matusze671/
Masteus671/
Metteus671/
Moththu671/
Mutause671/
Mathuss671/
Mattuse671/
Mmateus671/
Matausz671/
Mattuhs671/
Matousz671/
Maetaus671/
Maatous671/
Mottout671/
Moteudz671/
Moutoup671/
Moushtu671/
Mousteu671/
Mostheu671/
Moothou671/
Mahtous671/
Mutusse671/
Muthuse671/
Motuggi671/
Methuis671/
Mattuis670/
Mattaus670/
Mattuss670/
Mautaus670/

Motus Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Motus in the Oriya language
େମାଟୁସematusa-
Motus in the Russian language
Мотусmotus-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Motus
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