Motz Surname

64,179th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,799 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Motz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Motz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany3,3531:24,0103,183
United States3,1991:113,30412,263
Canada3351:109,98711,787
France2581:257,45239,723
Austria2181:39,0626,282
Brazil661:3,243,55093,057
Netherlands591:286,22334,881
Switzerland381:216,12918,575
Dominican Republic311:336,54611,471
Poland271:1,407,73183,680
Honduras271:326,5352,797
Uruguay261:131,99112,009
Czechia251:425,33947,625
Argentina241:1,780,97692,783
Australia181:1,499,76175,721
England151:3,714,537119,675
South Africa121:4,514,809137,638
Israel101:855,76354,181
Thailand101:7,063,834426,148
Italy71:8,736,670118,213
Romania41:5,019,46862,922
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Slovakia21:2,668,225118,680
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
United States Virgin Islands21:55,1886,229
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland51:748,64318,576
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7641:65,7317,156

Motz (23) may also be a first name.

Motz Last Name Facts

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

Motz (Russian: Мотз) is more commonly found in Germany than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Motz? popularity and diffusion

The surname Motz is the 64,179th most commonly used last name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 934,421 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 51 percent of Motz are found; 50 percent are found in Western Europe and 47 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Motz is also the 2,239,265th most commonly held first name at a global level. It is borne by 23 people.

The surname Motz is most prevalent in Germany, where it is carried by 3,353 people, or 1 in 24,010. In Germany Motz is mostly concentrated in: Baden-Württemberg, where 30 percent reside, Bavaria, where 18 percent reside and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 12 percent reside. Aside from Germany this last name is found in 46 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 41 percent reside and Canada, where 4 percent reside.

Motz Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Motz has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Motz surname rose 419 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 750 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Motz Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Motz last name are 22.77% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 69.54% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Motz earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 313.92% more than the national average, earning R 983,640 per year; in United States they earn 13.91% more than the national average, earning $49,149 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.99% more than the national average, earning $51,664 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mootz892,103/
Moutz89113/
Moetz8989/
Moitz8975/
Motze8921/
Mottz8910/
Mohtz891/
Mostz891/
Moz8616,584/
Moitze8020/
Moytez805/
Mohtze801/
Moitez801/
Mottze800/
Metz7565,103/
Matz7518,484/
Moiz757,449/
Muoz753,562/
Mooz75678/
Mozh75427/
Mouz75288/
Mots75280/
Mozz75202/
Mocz75115/
Mätz7591/
Hmoz7517/
Modz7513/
Motc758/
Mohz753/
Mátz751/
Moyz751/
Motse671,182/
Moots671,155/
Maetz67914/
Motts67709/
Maatz67687/
Matze67474/
Meetz67471/
Motch67284/
Mattz67113/
Moths67105/
Mettz6756/
Moits6742/
Metcz6720/
Hmouz6717/
Moizz6715/
Moocz6715/
Mouts6711/
Meutz673/
Maëtz673/
Moodz673/
Mochz672/
Meztz672/
Muots672/
Mouzz672/
Moutc671/
Mathz671/
Mhots671/
Mocze671/
Matxz671/
Mogyz671/
Matrz671/
Moscz671/
Mosts671/
Motci671/
Mastz671/
Matzs671/
Motsh671/
Mohts670/

Motz Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Motz in the Russian language
Мотзmotz-

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Motz Reference & Research

Motes DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Motes FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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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 Motz
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis