Morteza Surname
Approximately 12,383 people bear this surname
Morteza Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 11,197 | 1:6,857 | 952 |
| Egypt | 946 | 1:97,184 | 8,316 |
| Kuwait | 67 | 1:56,727 | 6,926 |
| Philippines | 35 | 1:2,892,521 | 138,859 |
| Jordan | 19 | 1:465,391 | 12,761 |
| United States | 15 | 1:24,163,929 | 685,360 |
| Italy | 15 | 1:4,077,113 | 105,022 |
| Yemen | 12 | 1:2,202,108 | 13,606 |
| Syria | 11 | 1:1,754,638 | 8,509 |
| Lebanon | 11 | 1:512,462 | 12,816 |
| England | 9 | 1:6,190,895 | 170,599 |
| Germany | 9 | 1:8,945,051 | 266,530 |
| Canada | 6 | 1:6,140,932 | 260,641 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Indonesia | 4 | 1:33,062,298 | 643,618 |
| Afghanistan | 3 | 1:10,717,728 | 35,605 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
Morteza (422,778) may also be a first name.
Morteza Demographics
Average Morteza Salary in
United States
$58,896 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Morteza Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Morteza Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Morteza (Arabic: مرتضي, Georgian: მორთეზა, Marathi: मोरतेजा) is more frequently found in Iran than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Morteza? popularity and diffusion
Morteza is the 42,160th most widely held family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 588,512 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 92 percent of Morteza reside; 90 percent reside in South Asia and 90 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 2,418th most numerous first name at a global level, borne by 422,778 people.
The last name Morteza is most frequently used in Iran, where it is carried by 11,197 people, or 1 in 6,857. In Iran Morteza is primarily concentrated in: Tehran Province, where 20 percent reside, Razavi Khorasan Province, where 9 percent reside and Mazandaran Province, where 7 percent reside. Aside from Iran Morteza exists in 31 countries. It is also found in Egypt, where 8 percent reside and Kuwait, where 1 percent reside.
Morteza Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the surname is predominantly Shiite (100%) in Lebanon.
The amount Morteza earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 36.49% more than the national average, earning $58,896 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.88% less than the national average, earning $44,278 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Morteza Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Morteza in the Georgian language | ||
| მორთეზა | morteza | - |
| Morteza in the Marathi language | ||
| मोरतेजा | morateja | - |
| Morteza in the Arabic language | ||
| مرتضي | mrtdy | - |
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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 Morteza
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