Motafi Surname

675,256th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 442 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Motafi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Motafi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran4391:174,90314,684
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Motafi (216) may also be a first name.

Motafi Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Motafi Come From? nationality or country of origin

Motafi occurs more in Iran more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Motafi.

How Common Is The Last Name Motafi? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 675,256th most common surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 16,487,660 people. The last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Motafi reside; 100 percent reside in South Asia and 100 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 614,549th most commonly occurring first name in the world, held by 216 people.

The last name is most commonly held in Iran, where it is carried by 439 people, or 1 in 174,903. In Iran it is mostly found in: Tehran Province, where 43 percent are found, Ardabil Province, where 19 percent are found and Golestan Province, where 10 percent are found. Barring Iran this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Pakistan, where 0 percent are found and South Africa, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mostafi922,972/
Moutafi92628/
Mojtafi928/
Motazfi923/
Mostafiz868,056/
Moutafis861,569/
Moustafi86551/
Mostafai8637/
Mostafid8618/
Mostafij868/
Mochtafi865/
Mostawfi862/
Mostafit861/
Mostaufi861/
Matafi83596/
Mutafi83269/
Motafa83229/
Metafi8344/
Motefi836/
Motafe831/
Motofi831/
Moustafid80757/
Mostachfi8035/
Mostashfi8019/
Mouhtafid809/
Moustahfi804/
Moustafai801/
Mostaffai801/
Mustafi779,982/
Mostofi774,322/
Mostafe77971/
Mastafi77313/
Mahtafi7772/
Motofei7761/
Mehtafi7749/
Moutafa7748/
Mutafis7726/
Muhtafi7715/
Muttafi7712/
Mutafei7711/
Mutaafi7710/
Motafuy778/
Muztafi776/
Motofij776/
Mostafy775/
Mutafyi774/
Mataafi773/
Moutefi772/
Matafei771/
Mattafi771/
Motofiy771/
Mutafij771/
Moitafa771/
Moutafe771/
Mootafa771/
Modtafa771/
Moustahfid75587/
Moutahafid754/
Mustafiz716,937/
Mustafai711,734/
Mustafid71956/
Mustafij71429/
Mostaphi71205/
Mostoufi71193/
Mostowfi71167/
Mustafit7191/
Mastafai7175/
Mustaufi7140/
Muchtafi7120/
Matafiej7115/
Moustofi7111/
Musthafi7110/
Mostoffi7110/
Mustafis715/
Mostaffe715/
Mashtafi715/
Mustaffi715/
Mustafoi714/
Mostafeh714/
Muustafi713/
Mostosfi712/
Mootafes712/
Moustafe712/
Mostafee712/
Motahavi712/
Moutaffa712/
Moutefai711/
Mustafiæ711/
Moutahfa711/
Motaafer711/
Mostofei711/
Mustafei711/
Mothafer711/
Modtefai711/
Mostafay711/
Mostafet711/
Mutafa67868/
Matafa67479/
Matefi67323/
Metafe67155/
Mátéfi67149/
Matofi67126/
Matafe6775/
Mustafich6737/
Motofa6711/
Mustafidh6710/
Musthafid679/
Mustaffai677/
Mushtafit675/
Mátefi675/
Matéfi675/
Mushtafai674/
Moutoufis674/
Mostahfez674/
Moustaphi673/
Mostousfi673/
Mutafe672/
Mustafaiz672/
Motofe672/
Moustoufi671/
Mosstoufi671/
Mustafaij671/
Mustafije671/
Moutaphis671/
Moostafay671/
Metefi671/
Musthafij671/
Mustaffiz671/
Mutofi671/

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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 Motafi
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