Momtaj Surname
Approximately 5,625 people bear this surname
Momtaj Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bangladesh | 4,866 | 1:32,749 | 2,063 |
| India | 727 | 1:1,055,111 | 43,878 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| United Arab Emirates | 8 | 1:1,145,284 | 40,289 |
| England | 6 | 1:9,286,343 | 223,652 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
Momtaj (19,539) may also be a first name.
Momtaj Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Momtaj Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Momtaj (Bengali: মমতাজ, Hindi: मोमताज, Marathi: मोमताज, Oriya: େମାମତାଜ) occurs in Bangladesh more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Momtaj click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Momtaj? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 85,728th most widely held last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 1,295,564 people. It is mostly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Momtaj reside; 99 percent reside in South Asia and 87 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Momtaj is also the 38,503rd most common first name internationally, borne by 19,539 people.
Momtaj is most frequently used in Bangladesh, where it is held by 4,866 people, or 1 in 32,749. Beside Bangladesh this surname occurs in 10 countries. It is also common in India, where 13 percent live and Qatar, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Momtaj Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Momtaj in the Bengali language | ||
| মমতাজ | mamataja | - |
| Momtaj in the Oriya language | ||
| େମାମତାଜ | emamataja | - |
| Momtaj in the Hindi language | ||
| मोमताज | momataja | 80.39 |
| मोम्ताज | momtaja | 13.73 |
| मुमताज | mumataja | 3.92 |
| Momtaj in the Marathi language | ||
| मोमताज | momataja | 71.43 |
| मुमताज | mumataja | 28.57 |
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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 Momtaj
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