Motafi Surname
Approximately 442 people bear this surname
Motafi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 439 | 1:174,903 | 14,684 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
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 is found most frequently in Iran. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Motafi? popularity and diffusion
Motafi is the 675,256th most numerous surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 16,487,660 people. The surname Motafi occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Motafi live; 100 percent live in South Asia and 100 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Motafi is also the 614,549th most frequent forename internationally, held by 216 people.
The surname is most frequently used in Iran, where it is borne by 439 people, or 1 in 174,903. In Iran Motafi is primarily concentrated in: Tehran Province, where 43 percent are found, Ardabil Province, where 19 percent are found and Golestan Province, where 10 percent are found. Not including Iran Motafi is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Pakistan, where 0 percent are found and South Africa, where 0 percent are found.
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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 Motafi
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