Motye Surname
Approximately 150 people bear this surname
Motye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritius | 87 | 1:14,867 | 3,141 |
| India | 59 | 1:13,001,108 | 227,026 |
| Indonesia | 4 | 1:33,062,298 | 643,618 |
Motye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Motye Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Motye (Marathi: मोत्ये) is found most frequently in Mauritius. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Motye? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,434,893rd most frequent family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 48,583,639 people. The surname Motye occurs predominantly in Africa, where 58 percent of Motye are found; 58 percent are found in Southern Africa and 58 percent are found in Southern African Indian Ocean.
This surname is most numerous in Mauritius, where it is held by 87 people, or 1 in 14,867. In Mauritius it is most prevalent in: Plaines Wilhems District, where 99 percent are found and Grand Port District, where 1 percent are found. Barring Mauritius this last name is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in India, where 39 percent are found and Indonesia, where 3 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Motye Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Motye in the Marathi language | ||
| मोत्ये | motye | - |
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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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- 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 Motye
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