Mortaba Surname

1,338,236th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 167 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Mortaba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mortaba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines1581:640,74867,692
Malaysia71:4,213,461150,293
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406

Mortaba (13) may also be a first name.

Mortaba Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mortaba is found in The Philippines more than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mortaba? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,338,236th most frequent surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 43,637,999 people. The surname Mortaba is predominantly found in Asia, where 98 percent of Mortaba are found; 98 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 80 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Mortaba is also the 3,159,357th most frequently occurring first name throughout the world. It is borne by 13 people.

The last name Mortaba is most frequently occurring in The Philippines, where it is held by 158 people, or 1 in 640,748. In The Philippines it is mostly found in: Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, where 80 percent reside, Northern Mindanao, where 8 percent reside and National Capital Region, where 4 percent reside. Apart from The Philippines this last name is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Malaysia, where 4 percent reside and Bangladesh, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mourtaba931/
Murtaba8695/
Martaba8637/
Mertaba8620/
Mortoba864/
Mortabit801,208/
Martabat803/
Martabai801/
Martabha801/
Murtabai801/
Murthaba801/
Martabaya7512/
Mourtabit751/
Mortaboys750/
Martabo7179/
Martawa7147/
Mortova7146/
Murtabi716/
Martoba715/
Mortavi713/
Murtava712/
Martabe712/
Martabi712/
Murtoba711/
Mertabo711/
Martabit6738/
Morteboy6714/
Martabid6713/
Martabet6712/
Murtabit679/
Marthawa671/
Martabhi671/

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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 Mortaba
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