Motab Surname
Approximately 935 people bear this surname
Motab Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 880 | 1:87,253 | 8,790 |
| India | 33 | 1:23,244,406 | 321,547 |
| Israel | 17 | 1:503,390 | 37,521 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Lesotho | 1 | 1:2,032,558 | 23,402 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
Motab (1,187) may also be a first name.
Motab Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Motab Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Motab (Hindi: मोताब, Oriya: େମାତାବ) occurs most in Iran. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Motab? popularity and diffusion
Motab is the 381,197th most frequently used surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 7,794,167 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Motab live; 98 percent live in South Asia and 94 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 230,167th most commonly used first name on earth It is held by 1,187 people.
The last name Motab is most commonly used in Iran, where it is carried by 880 people, or 1 in 87,253. In Iran Motab is mostly found in: Yazd Province, where 30 percent are found, East Azerbaijan Province, where 21 percent are found and Tehran Province, where 14 percent are found. Besides Iran this surname exists in 7 countries. It is also found in India, where 4 percent are found and Israel, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Motab Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Motab in the Hindi language | ||
| मोताब | motaba | - |
| Motab in the Oriya language | ||
| େମାତାବ | emataba | - |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Motab
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