All over the world, Mota (Mota 
, Мота 
, モタ 
, and others...) is a common gender-neutral first name. The given name Mota is characteristic of Ethiopia, where it is quite a rare gender-neutral name, Mongolia, where it is quite a rare female name, and India, where it is quite a rare epicene name. In absolute terms, it is the most numerous in India, Ethiopia, and Egypt. More frequently, Mota is the last name as well as the forename.
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| Mota | Brazil, Dominican Republic, Portugal, India, Mexico |
| Мота | Bulgaria, Kazakhstan, Russia, Ukraine |
| モタ | Japan |
| מוטה | Israel |
| موتا | Egypt |
Mota is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: .
| garcía ruiz de la mota Spanish politician, ES (b. 1500) |
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inácio francisco silveira da mota Portuguese journalist, PT (b. 1836) |
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| inácio francisco silveira da mota Brazilian politician, BR (b. 1815) |
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| dinis moreira da mota Portuguese politician (1860-1914), PT (b. 1860) |
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| fróis da mota Brazilian politician, BR (b. 1891) |
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| alves da mota Brazilian journalist, BR (b. 1909) |
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| chico mota BR (b. 1924) |
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| wilson roberto david mota Brazilian politician, BR (b. 1962) |
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| iron pereira da mota politician from Brazil, BR (b. 1967) |
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| cicero claudionor lima mota Brazilian politician, BR (b. 1970) |
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| dary josé paim mota leader of a Candomblé temple |
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| urbani mota cedeño a.k.a. DJ Urba; Dominican reggaeton producer, DO |
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| tilson nunes mota researcher (ORCID 0000-0001-5836-2360) |
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| pau mota researcher |
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| orel de la mota American actor, US (b. 1989) |
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