Morteza Surname

42,160th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12,383 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Morteza Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Morteza Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran11,1971:6,857952
Egypt9461:97,1848,316
Kuwait671:56,7276,926
Philippines351:2,892,521138,859
Jordan191:465,39112,761
United States151:24,163,929685,360
Italy151:4,077,113105,022
Yemen121:2,202,10813,606
Syria111:1,754,6388,509
Lebanon111:512,46212,816
England91:6,190,895170,599
Germany91:8,945,051266,530
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Afghanistan31:10,717,72835,605
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
France11:66,422,722504,397
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210

Morteza (422,778) may also be a first name.

Morteza Last Name Facts

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

The last name Morteza (Arabic: مرتضي, Georgian: მორთეზა, Marathi: मोरतेजा) is most common in Iran. It may appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Morteza? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 42,160th most frequently used surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 588,512 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 92 percent of Morteza are found; 90 percent are found in South Asia and 90 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Morteza is also the 2,418th most frequently used given name internationally, borne by 422,778 people.

This last name is most prevalent in Iran, where it is carried by 11,197 people, or 1 in 6,857. In Iran it is most numerous in: Tehran Province, where 20 percent are found, Razavi Khorasan Province, where 9 percent are found and Mazandaran Province, where 7 percent are found. Other than Iran this last name occurs in 31 countries. It is also found in Egypt, where 8 percent are found and Kuwait, where 1 percent are found.

Morteza Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Morteza 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

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Morteza in the Georgian language
მორთეზაmorteza-
Morteza in the Marathi language
मोरतेजाmorateja-
Morteza in the Arabic language
مرتضيmrtdy-

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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 Morteza
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