Motzkus Surname

317,498th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,180 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Denmark

Motzkus Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Motzkus Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany7821:102,94812,747
United States2411:1,503,979102,346
Denmark731:77,3257,557
Brazil521:4,116,814111,429
Netherlands151:1,125,81268,885
France101:6,642,272293,169
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
England21:27,859,030389,889
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Motzkus Last Name Facts

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

The last name Motzkus is more frequently found in Germany than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Motzkus? popularity and diffusion

It is the 317,498th most prevalent family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 6,175,886 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 75 percent of Motzkus live; 68 percent live in Western Europe and 68 percent live in Germanic Europe.

Motzkus is most frequent in Germany, where it is carried by 782 people, or 1 in 102,948. In Germany Motzkus is most common in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 28 percent reside, Lower Saxony, where 10 percent reside and Berlin, where 10 percent reside. Without taking into account Germany Motzkus exists in 9 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 20 percent reside and Denmark, where 6 percent reside.

Motzkus Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Motzkus has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Motzkus surname grew 4,017 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Motzkus Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Motzkus last name are 22.08% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 68.85% being registered to vote for the party.

Motzkus earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 1.5% less than the national average, earning $42,503 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Motzkaus931/
Mozkus921/
Motskus86266/
Matzkus8621/
Mützkus861/
Motzcus861/
Mockus774,367/
Metzcus7165/
Matskus7124/
Maczkus7114/
Metskus713/
Motskos711/
Mockuss711/
Matchkus6714/
Matschkus6334/
Mackus62414/
Möckus626/
Mockos621/
Mocskos5721/
Mackusz572/
Mackous571/
Mackuss571/
Maczkos571/
MacKhous530/

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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 Motzkus
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