Motus Surname
Approximately 1,047 people bear this surname
Motus Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philippines | 635 | 1:159,430 | 26,279 |
| United States | 101 | 1:3,588,702 | 200,455 |
| Poland | 67 | 1:567,295 | 52,993 |
| Belgium | 33 | 1:348,383 | 38,592 |
| Russia | 31 | 1:4,649,131 | 213,487 |
| Germany | 30 | 1:2,683,515 | 132,064 |
| Ukraine | 19 | 1:2,395,931 | 155,639 |
| France | 19 | 1:3,495,933 | 219,029 |
| Slovakia | 15 | 1:355,763 | 48,124 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Canada | 13 | 1:2,834,276 | 161,175 |
| Turkey | 12 | 1:6,485,118 | 119,359 |
| Belarus | 10 | 1:950,106 | 68,851 |
| Congo | 10 | 1:498,910 | 11,250 |
| Estonia | 8 | 1:165,226 | 26,217 |
| Lithuania | 6 | 1:505,765 | 19,342 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Comoros | 1 | 1:749,524 | 685 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
The alternate forms: Mõtus (123), Motús (5) & Mötus (4) are calculated separately.
Motus (15) may also be a first name.
Motus Demographics
Motus Religious Adherence
in Ukraine
Religious Adherence
in Ukraine
Motus Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Motus Come From? nationality or country of origin
Motus (Oriya: େମାଟୁସ, Russian: Мотус) is more commonly found in The Philippines than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant: Mõtus, Motús or Mötus. Click here for other potential spellings of Motus.
How Common Is The Last Name Motus? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 348,836th most widely held family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 6,960,407 people. The last name Motus occurs mostly in Asia, where 64 percent of Motus reside; 61 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 60 percent reside in Fil-Southeast Asia. Motus is also the 2,900,335th most frequently held first name globally It is held by 15 people.
It is most commonly occurring in The Philippines, where it is carried by 635 people, or 1 in 159,430. In The Philippines Motus is most frequent in: National Capital Region, where 33 percent are found, Western Visayas, where 29 percent are found and Calabarzon, where 12 percent are found. Excluding The Philippines it occurs in 34 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 10 percent are found and Poland, where 6 percent are found.
Motus Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Motus last name is primarily Orthodox (60%) in Ukraine.
In The United States Motus are 24.66% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 71.43% being registered to vote for 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
Motus Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Motus in the Oriya language | ||
| େମାଟୁସ | ematusa | - |
| Motus in the Russian language | ||
| Мотус | motus | - |
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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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- 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 Motus
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