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
The surname Motus (Oriya: େମାଟୁସ, Russian: Мотус) occurs most in The Philippines. It can also occur in the variant forms: Mõtus, Motús or Mötus. Click here to see other potential spellings of Motus.
How Common Is The Last Name Motus? popularity and diffusion
Motus is the 348,836th most prevalent last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 6,960,407 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 64 percent of Motus live; 61 percent live in Southeast Asia and 60 percent live in Fil-Southeast Asia. It is also the 2,900,335th most commonly used given name globally, held by 15 people.
The last name Motus is most widely held in The Philippines, where it is borne by 635 people, or 1 in 159,430. In The Philippines it is mostly concentrated in: National Capital Region, where 33 percent live, Western Visayas, where 29 percent live and Calabarzon, where 12 percent live. Not including The Philippines Motus exists in 34 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 10 percent live and Poland, where 6 percent live.
Motus Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Motus surname is chiefly Orthodox (60%) in Ukraine.
In The United States Motus are 24.66% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party 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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