Mortazavi Surname

18,798th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 29,306 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Mortazavi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mortazavi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran28,0311:2,739353
United States7041:514,85643,086
Canada2081:177,14217,704
England1151:484,50531,272
Sweden491:200,95413,911
Australia311:870,82953,581
Germany311:2,596,950129,424
Afghanistan291:1,108,73010,128
Scotland111:486,71119,179
Norway101:514,22941,629
United Arab Emirates101:916,22736,116
Thailand101:7,063,834426,148
France61:11,070,454349,096
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Finland41:1,374,17650,379
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Netherlands31:5,629,059132,535
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770

Mortazavi (517) may also be a first name.

Mortazavi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mortazavi (Russian: Мортазави) occurs more in Iran more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Mortazavi.

How Common Is The Last Name Mortazavi? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 18,798th most widely held last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 248,671 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 96 percent of Mortazavi reside; 96 percent reside in South Asia and 96 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 371,657th most commonly used first name globally. It is borne by 517 people.

The surname is most common in Iran, where it is held by 28,031 people, or 1 in 2,739. In Iran Mortazavi is most prevalent in: Tehran Province, where 20 percent are found, Isfahan Province, where 11 percent are found and Razavi Khorasan Province, where 9 percent are found. Not including Iran this surname occurs in 42 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 2 percent are found and Canada, where 1 percent are found.

Mortazavi Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Mortazavi last name are 17.19% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 70.42% being registered with the political party.

The amount Mortazavi earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 50.52% more than the national average, earning 520,931 kr per year; in United States they earn 41.37% more than the national average, earning $60,998 USD per year and in Canada they earn 36.23% more than the national average, earning $67,685 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Morttazavi952/
Mortezavi8949/
Mortazawi8916/
Mortazavy8912/
Mortazabi892/
Mortazevi891/
Mortasavi891/
Mortasawi784/
Mortezavy782/
Mortazawy781/
Mortezevi781/
Martasovy561/

Mortazavi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mortazavi in the Russian language
Мортазавиmortazavi-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Mortazavi
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