Moty Surname

408,463rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 856 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Mauritius

Moty Surname User-submission:

For those with Polish or Slavic ancestry, the last name Moty can be a truncated version of the surname Motykiewicz. The original surname Motykiewicz is formed by combining the Polish word motyka (meaning "hoe", a type of farming tool) with the root -wicz (meaning "son of").

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Moty Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt3971:231,57616,276
Mauritius1671:7,7451,636
France1361:488,40268,701
United States541:6,712,202314,667
Ukraine121:3,793,558197,857
England111:5,065,278148,650
India111:69,733,217610,955
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Mozambique91:3,029,0632,946
Ivory Coast91:2,563,47041,100
Belarus71:1,357,29483,128
Israel51:1,711,52784,568
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128

Moty (526) may also be a first name.

Moty Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

For those with Polish or Slavic ancestry, the last name Moty can be a truncated version of the surname Motykiewicz. The original surname Motykiewicz is formed by combining the Polish word motyka (meaning "hoe", a type of farming tool) with the root -wicz (meaning "son of"). The surname directly translates to "son of hoe", but likely should mean something more along the lines of "son of someone who farms or uses a hoe."

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Moty Last Name Facts

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

The surname Moty (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﻮﺭﻯ, Hindi: मोत्या्, Marathi: मोटे्य) is found in Egypt more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Moty click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Moty? popularity and diffusion

It is the 408,463rd most frequent last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 8,513,488 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 68 percent of Moty are found; 46 percent are found in North Africa and 46 percent are found in Arabic North Africa. Moty is also the 367,904th most widely held forename throughout the world It is held by 526 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Egypt, where it is carried by 397 people, or 1 in 231,576. Outside of Egypt this last name exists in 28 countries. It is also found in Mauritius, where 20 percent reside and France, where 16 percent reside.

Moty Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Moty has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name rose 1,100 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Moty Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Moty are 36.56% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 83.33% registered with the political party.

The amount Moty earn in different countries varies marginally. In South Africa they earn 5.03% more than the national average, earning R 249,588 per year and in United States they earn 1.68% more than the national average, earning $43,875 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Motey891,026/
Moity89882/
Mouty89875/
Mooty89741/
Motty89535/
Motay89501/
Motoy89417/
Motiy89226/
Mothy89176/
Motyľ8961/
Motys8956/
Mohty8928/
Motyo8915/
Mozty894/
Motyi893/
Motyś891/
Mottey803,198/
Mothiy80667/
Mothey80656/
Mothay80497/
Mottay80288/
Moothy80172/
Mohtay80106/
Moutoy8078/
Mochty8077/
Mgotyi8054/
Mostyi8032/
Motaya8031/
Mottys8028/
Moutty8027/
Moitay8022/
Motiey8018/
Mojtay8016/
Moetey8013/
Moithy8011/
Motysh807/
Muotyo805/
Hmoity803/
Motych803/
Moutay803/
Mouthy803/
Mostey802/
Motytė802/
Mostys802/
Mootey801/
Mootoy801/
Mostay801/
Moytay801/
Moytoy801/
Muotey800/
Mota75418,413/
Mote7572,143/
Moti7527,831/
Maty756,297/
Muty75152/
Moté7517/
Motj751/
Mouthuy73405/
Moithay73256/
Moustey73113/
Moutaya7315/
Mouthoy7312/
Mouthey7311/
Moithey7310/
Mostych737/
H'Moity736/
Mothaya736/
Mootaya735/
Mottaya732/
Moothay731/
Hmoitty731/
Moteeyi731/
Moystoy731/
Mostytė731/
Moitthy731/
D'Mooty731/
Mouthys731/
Moottey730/
Motta67108,054/
Motha6719,772/
Moeti6715,236/
Matey6713,643/
Motte6712,650/
Mothe6712,334/
Moita6710,592/
Motoi677,076/
Mathy676,739/
Mouta675,961/
Motes674,605/
Matiy673,907/
Maaty673,811/
Moustahy673,681/
Mouti673,327/
Mosti672,808/
Motti672,537/
Mothi672,135/
Motea672,051/
Motai672,037/
Matay671,920/
Motie671,786/
Mahty671,482/
Matyi671,455/
Moote671,371/
Motee671,158/
Motio671,047/
Matty671,031/
Mutty671,030/
'Mota67986/
Motoa67817/
Motii67784/
Muoti67752/
Moota67707/
Moite67673/
Mgote67599/
Motet67597/
Motis67588/
Moiti67564/
Mohti67524/
Moute67520/
Mutay67513/
Muthy67461/
Matoy67456/
Moter67447/
Moïta67388/
Motaa67342/
Matyo67339/
Moteh67273/
Mmota67269/
Motei67256/
Mohytych67229/
Mátay67207/
Motýľ67184/
Moste67169/
Moteu67158/
Mutiy67150/
Mooti67146/
'Mote67136/
Moyte67119/
Mutyi67113/
Motje6790/
Mohte6778/
Mutoy6776/
Mhoti6775/
Moted6769/
Moete6766/
Mothé6763/
Motyľová6762/
Motaj6761/
Moyta6758/
Mojta6757/
Mutey6752/
Motui6752/
Muity6751/
Muota6744/
Matyś6743/
Motté6741/
Motez6730/
Mhote6723/
Motayova6722/
Motahaye6722/
Motgi6721/
Modti6718/
Mmote6717/
Mauty6716/
Matuy6716/
Mhota6711/
Mouté6710/
Motej679/
Motiz679/
Mutyo679/
Moshtyts676/
Motij675/
Mmoti675/
Motip675/
Mgoti674/
Moyti674/
Matyš674/
Mutuy673/
Matyy672/
Motíľ672/
Motýĺ672/
Motit672/
Motiľ672/
Mo'ti672/
Motge671/
Moithaya671/
Mouthaya671/
Motep671/
H'Moitty671/
Mothê671/
Mottè671/
Mòóty671/
Moutî671/
Motahaya671/
Moshtahy671/
Mohytycz671/
Muhty671/
Muote671/
Mátyi671/
Mhaty671/
Motid671/
Mmuty670/

Moty Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Moty in the Hindi language
मोत्या्motya-
Moty in the Marathi language
मोटे्यmoteya-
Moty in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻣﻮﺭﻯmwry50
ﺍﻟﻤﻌﻄﻲalmty50

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