Motyer Surname

1,235,409th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 188 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Bermuda

Motyer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Motyer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada511:722,46357,796
England411:1,358,97760,528
United States361:10,068,304413,125
Ireland291:162,3777,171
Australia141:1,928,26488,951
Bermuda71:9,3261,286
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland91:492,20716,355
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:3,046,92180,371

Motyer Last Name Facts

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

The last name Motyer is found in Canada more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of Motyer click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Motyer? popularity and diffusion

Motyer is the 1,235,409th most frequent family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 38,763,542 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 50 percent of Motyer live; 50 percent live in North America and 50 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most frequent in Canada, where it is held by 51 people, or 1 in 722,463. In Canada Motyer is primarily found in: Alberta, where 35 percent reside, Manitoba, where 24 percent reside and British Columbia, where 22 percent reside. Excluding Canada this last name is found in 9 countries. It is also found in England, where 22 percent reside and The United States, where 19 percent reside.

Motyer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Motyer has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Motyer surname expanded 513 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it expanded 322 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Motyer Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Motyer surname is principally Catholic (44%) in Ireland.

In The United States Motyer are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 50% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Motyer earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 9.41% more than the national average, earning $47,208 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.39% more than the national average, earning $53,356 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Motoyer923/
Moteyer921/
Motye91150/
Motier83126/
Motjer8350/
Motger8343/
Moteur838/
Mootye837/
Moteer834/
Mothye833/
Matyer832/
Mostye831/
Motaer831/
Motear831/
Mgotye831/
Mottye831/
Motahayer801/
Mottier773,133/
Moutier771,717/
Mathyer77179/
Moitier77126/
Mostier7795/
Motiyar7733/
Mothier7729/
Motayar7723/
Moytier7711/
Matayer7710/
Mettyer776/
Motteir775/
Motyets774/
Mateyer772/
Matoyer772/
Moteher772/
Motehar771/
Moetjer771/
Motiere771/
Mottaer771/
Motejor771/
Mustyer771/
Mouteer770/
Motahayyer751/
Motie731,786/
Matye73693/
Motje7390/
Motge731/
Moustier71312/
Mostajer7143/
Motahaye7122/
Mouthier7111/
Mothiyar7111/
Mohtayar716/
Moutheer714/
Mastayer712/
Matheyer712/
Mateyere711/
Matiyere711/
Moitayar711/
Mouttier711/
Moittier711/
Metaiyer711/
Mathye677,975/
Motiee674,234/
Mateer672,413/
Matier67759/
Motair67755/
Metier67565/
Moutie67491/
Mottie67304/
Moitie67285/
Matear67260/
Mothie67180/
Motiea67168/
Mattheyer6794/
Motiay6794/
Motiei6775/
Motiyo6757/
Mattye6756/
Matyep6747/
Motyha6728/
Mataer6727/
Motjea6723/
Mootie6721/
Matuer6721/
Moitje6719/
Motiey6718/
Mutier6717/
Metjer6716/
Matyej6715/
Mateur6712/
Motiie6710/
Métier6710/
Mhatye679/
Motjie676/
Motehi675/
Matyhe675/
Matger673/
Moties673/
Motour673/
Matyie673/
Matyea672/
Matyet672/
Matjer671/
Moothayar671/
Mothje671/
Motjir671/
Motjoy671/
Motyua671/
Motihe671/
Motied671/
Motiez671/
Matyed671/
Mostaajer671/
Moteai671/
Muthuiyer671/
Mutyheart671/
Mostie671/
Mottje671/
Motyip671/
Matyee671/
Matyeh671/
Mateir670/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Motyer
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