View the most religious surnames in Lebanon

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

The last name Morteza (Arabic: مرتضي, Georgian: მორთეზა, Marathi: मोरतेजा) occurs more in Iran more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Morteza click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Morteza? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This surname is the 42,160^th most commonly used last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 588,512 people. This surname is primarily found 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. It is also the 2,418^th most frequent first name in the world It is held by 422,778 people.

The last name Morteza is most commonly held in Iran, where it is borne by 11,197 people, or 1 in 6,857. In Iran it is mostly concentrated in: Tehran Province, where 20 percent live, Razavi Khorasan Province, where 9 percent live and Mazandaran Province, where 7 percent live. Without taking into account Iran this surname occurs in 31 countries. It is also common in Egypt, where 8 percent live and Kuwait, where 1 percent live.

Morteza Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Morteza last name is chiefly 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.