Motaf Surname
Approximately 8 people bear this surname
Motaf Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 2 | 1:38,391,262 | 236,033 |
| Yemen | 2 | 1:13,212,647 | 40,633 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Palestine | 1 | 1:4,548,849 | 18,388 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Motaf (11) may also be a first name.
Motaf Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Motaf Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Motaf (Hindi: मोताफ) is found most in Iran. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Motaf? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 6,723,624th most frequently held surname internationally, held by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. The surname Motaf occurs mostly in Asia, where 75 percent of Motaf reside; 50 percent reside in West Asia and 25 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 3,487,849th most commonly occurring first name in the world, borne by 11 people.
The surname is most widespread in Iran, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 38,391,262. In Iran Motaf is most common in: Ardabil Province, where 50 percent are found and Gilan Province, where 50 percent are found. Without taking into account Iran this last name exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Yemen, where 25 percent are found and Egypt, where 13 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Motaf Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Motaf in the Hindi language | ||
| मोताफ | motapha | - |
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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 Motaf
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