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 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
| 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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