Motafari Surname
2,075,631st
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 82 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran
Motafari Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 82 | 1:936,372 | 44,282 |
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mostafari | 94 | 34 | / |
| Matafari | 88 | 337 | / |
| Mutafari | 88 | 1 | / |
| Mustafari | 82 | 1,137 | / |
| Mahtafari | 82 | 67 | / |
| Motafouri | 82 | 47 | / |
| Mehtafari | 82 | 27 | / |
| Motafferi | 82 | 7 | / |
| Motafares | 82 | 1 | / |
| Mustafarai | 78 | 3 | / |
| Matofari | 75 | 29 | / |
| Matafare | 75 | 22 | / |
| Matafary | 75 | 1 | / |
| Matafara | 75 | 1 | / |
| Metaferi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Motaffere | 71 | 22 | / |
| Mustafare | 71 | 5 | / |
| Matafora | 63 | 119 | / |
| Mutofori | 63 | 6 | / |
| Mustapharaj | 53 | 1 | / |
| Matofore | 50 | 17 | / |
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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 Motafari
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis