Definitions for mota
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1. Mota

   Mota is an extinct volcanic island in the Banks group of Torba Province in northern Vanuatu. 683 people live on Mota in coastal villages around the island. The names of the villages are Liwotqei, Lotawan, Mariu, Tasmate, Garamal, Tuqetap, and Veverao. It was discovered by the Spanish expedition of Pedro Fernández de Quirós on 25 April 1606 and named Nuestra Señora de la Luz. The island is famous because its language was used by the first missionaries in Melanesia. For the better part of a century from 1849, most teaching in classrooms and schools of all kinds, and most prayers and hymns from Isabel in the Solomons all the way through Pentecost in Vanuatu were done in the language of this small island. Some Mota words are still known throughout the Melanesian archipelago, e.g. tasiu The famous missionary John Coleridge Patteson lived on Mota, in the village of Veverao. The first Melanesian priest, Father George Sarawia was from Mota, and the first Christian baptisms and Eucharist and Confirmations were there. Mota is generally held to be the first Melanesian island to become Christian, though missionary work began a year later than on Aneityum.

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1. MOTA

   What does MOTA stand for? -- Explore the various meanings for the MOTA acronym on the Abbreviations.com website.

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1. MOTA

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Mota is ranked #2547 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Mota surname appeared 14,182 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 5 would have the surname Mota.
   
   85.5% or 12,133 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   12.1% or 1,725 total occurrences were White.
   1% or 155 total occurrences were Asian.
   0.6% or 92 total occurrences were Black.
   0.3% or 44 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
   0.2% or 34 total occurrences were of two or more races.

Anagrams for mota »

1. toma

2. Amto

3. atom

4. Mato

5. moat

How to pronounce mota?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say mota in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of mota in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of mota in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Popularity rank by frequency of use

References

1. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=mota
2. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html