Motaf Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Palestine

Motaf Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Motaf Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
Yemen21:13,212,64740,633
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Palestine11:4,548,84918,388
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

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

Motaf (Hindi: मोताफ) is found most frequently in Iran. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Motaf? popularity and diffusion

The surname Motaf is the 6,723,624th most common last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. The surname is primarily found in Asia, where 75 percent of Motaf live; 50 percent live in West Asia and 25 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 3,487,849th most frequently used forename world-wide. It is borne by 11 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Iran, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 38,391,262. In Iran Motaf is primarily found in: Ardabil Province, where 50 percent reside and Gilan Province, where 50 percent reside. Barring Iran Motaf occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Yemen, where 25 percent reside and Egypt, where 13 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mostaf911,288/
Moutaf9120/
Mohtaf912/
Motafe911/
Mostafe83971/
Moustaf83845/
Mosthaf83228/
Mostafs83153/
Mostaff836/
Mostafz835/
Mostafh834/
Moshtaf833/
Mostaaf832/
Moutafe831/
Mosstaf831/
Muostaf831/
Mutaf803,220/
Motab80935/
Motav8061/
Mataf8017/
Metaf8010/
Motaw809/
Motof803/
Mosthaff7720/
Moustaaf775/
Mostaffe775/
Moustafe772/
Mostafsh771/
Mousstaf771/
Moustafs771/
Mustaf7311,925/
Motova731,853/
Moutab73159/
Motaib73150/
Matafe7375/
Moutaw7346/
Motowa7334/
Motawh7316/
Mostav7315/
Motoff7315/
Mastaf737/
Mathaf737/
Mutaff737/
Muhtaf737/
Mothav736/
Mutaif733/
Mostof733/
Mootab733/
Mahtaf732/
Mutafe732/
Methaf732/
Mettaf732/
Moteab732/
Motofe732/
Mautaf731/
Mothab731/
Motaph731/
Motaws731/
Muthaf731/
Motaab731/
Moutafova7113/
Mustafe677,718/
Moutaib67869/
Mustaff67374/
Moytaub67171/
Moutayb67170/
Musthaf6761/
Mostaph6738/
Mushtaf6736/
Mosthof6733/
Mostoff6726/
Mustaif6721/
Mustaaf6719/
Mastaff6716/
Mothowa6711/
Muchtaf6710/
Mutapfe6710/
Mouhtab6710/
Mustafh678/
Mataafe676/
Moitova676/
Moutaïb675/
Mataffe675/
Mahataf674/
Mootova674/
Mojtova674/
Mustafz673/
Mustaft673/
Mustafp672/
Mustafs672/
Mathafe672/
Moustav671/
Moutaph671/
Motaiph671/
Muthaif671/
Musstaf671/
Mouttab671/
Mosthav671/
Meutafe671/
Muistaf671/
Muhstaf671/
Musttaf671/
Mutausf671/
Mutahaf671/
Mattaff670/

Motaf Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Motaf in the Hindi language
मोताफmotapha-

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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 Motaf
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