Motafian Surname
Approximately 16 people bear this surname
Motafian Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 11 | 1:6,980,229 | 145,986 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Motafian Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Motafian Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Motafian occurs more in Iran more than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Motafian click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Motafian? popularity and diffusion
It is the 4,908,606th most commonly occurring last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 455,471,620 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 81 percent of Motafian live; 69 percent live in South Asia and 69 percent live in Islamic South Asia.
The surname is most frequently held in Iran, where it is borne by 11 people, or 1 in 6,980,229. In Iran it is most prevalent in: Tehran Province, where 82 percent live, Khuzestan Province, where 9 percent live and Razavi Khorasan Province, where 9 percent live. Not including Iran this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also found in France, where 13 percent live and Syria, where 6 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moutafian | 94 | 146 | / |
| Mootafian | 94 | 19 | / |
| Mostafian | 94 | 3 | / |
| Moutaffian | 89 | 9 | / |
| Moustafian | 89 | 2 | / |
| Mutafian | 88 | 63 | / |
| Matafian | 88 | 2 | / |
| Mostafaiyan | 84 | 2 | / |
| Mostofian | 82 | 311 | / |
| Moutafyan | 82 | 18 | / |
| Meutafian | 82 | 1 | / |
| Mustafian | 82 | 1 | / |
| Mostoofian | 78 | 1 | / |
| Mostowfian | 78 | 1 | / |
| Mostovfian | 78 | 1 | / |
| Moustofian | 78 | 1 | / |
| Moutoufian | 78 | 1 | / |
| Mashtafian | 78 | 1 | / |
| Mutafyan | 75 | 358 | / |
| Mutafean | 75 | 1 | / |
| Matafyan | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mathefian | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mustofian | 71 | 1 | / |
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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 Motafian
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