Motahar Surname

323,810th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,151 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Motahar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Motahar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran6101:125,87311,607
Bangladesh3601:442,65811,259
Afghanistan961:334,9295,112
India321:23,970,793327,222
United States131:27,881,456736,413
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
England61:9,286,343223,652
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Yemen31:8,808,43135,773
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539

Motahar (11,742) may also be a first name.

Motahar Last Name Facts

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

The last name Motahar (Bengali: মোতাহার, Hindi: मोतहर, Marathi: मोताहर, Oriya: େମାତାହାର) occurs more in Iran more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Motahar? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 323,810th most common family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 6,331,491 people. The surname Motahar is primarily found in Asia, where 96 percent of Motahar reside; 95 percent reside in South Asia and 93 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 55,010th most widespread forename at a global level, borne by 11,742 people.

The last name Motahar is most commonly used in Iran, where it is carried by 610 people, or 1 in 125,873. In Iran it is primarily found in: Isfahan Province, where 24 percent reside, Tehran Province, where 23 percent reside and Razavi Khorasan Province, where 11 percent reside. Outside of Iran this surname is found in 17 countries. It is also common in Bangladesh, where 31 percent reside and Afghanistan, where 8 percent reside.

Motahar Last Name Statistics demography

Motahar earn more than double the average income. In United States they earn 163.43% more than the national average, earning $113,667 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Moutahar93140/
Motaharh9327/
Mottahar934/
Motahard933/
Motahair931/
Mothar92100/
Motahr922/
Mouttahar889/
Mouthar86256/
Matahar8689/
Mohthar8645/
Metahar8611/
Mothard869/
Mothtar869/
Mothare867/
Moothar864/
Mothair864/
Mothaar861/
Mojthar861/
Mohtaar861/
Mothart860/
Motar831,538/
Moothart80691/
Mostaard8060/
Mathahar802/
Mouthaar801/
Mahtahar801/
Mohtar772,555/
Mathar772,275/
Motard772,064/
Mostar77824/
Methar77773/
Motair77755/
Moutar77231/
Motare77200/
Mojtar77194/
Mottar77133/
Moitar7739/
Mataar7722/
Modtar779/
Matahr771/
Mootar771/
Motear771/
Mmotar771/
Motart771/
Metaar771/
Mothor770/
Mahatahar7558/
Moutair7118,011/
Mahatar7117,043/
Mochtar713,130/
Mottard711,153/
Moutard711,000/
Mostare71550/
Mathare71368/
Mostard71244/
Mottart71216/
Mostart71103/
Mouhtar71100/
Moutare7180/
Mattaar7175/
Mahator7149/
Moehtar7134/
Masthar7134/
Mathaur7122/
Mathard7122/
Matthar7117/
Mothorp7112/
Mahthar7110/
Matharh718/
Mouttar717/
Matahur715/
Mathhar715/
Mohttar714/
Mathair714/
Moustar714/
Mouthor714/
Mothoor714/
Mehthar713/
Mauthar713/
Muithar713/
Mojhtar713/
Mohhtar713/
Matharz712/
Moshtar712/
Mottair712/
Metthar711/
Mhethar711/
Mottare711/
Mastaar711/
Mataair711/
Matharp711/
Maethar711/
Maathar711/
Mojtard711/
Mohtair711/
Mojtart711/
Mohdtar711/
Mashthahar711/
Mathart710/
Matar67200,871/
Metar674,392/
Motor672,492/
Mahattar67271/
Mahateir67103/
Moothoor6777/
Mostardt6735/
Moustard6732/
Mouthorp6726/
Maasthar6721/
Maththar6710/
Mouchtar6710/
Mahataur679/
Mouhtare678/
Mátar678/
Mahathar676/
Moustare672/
Mathaure671/
Mhathare671/
Mmahatar671/
Mahataar671/
Mahatart671/
Mahatoir671/
Mostaire671/
Matthare671/
Matharhe671/
Matthair670/

Motahar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Motahar in the Marathi language
मोताहरmotahara-
Motahar in the Oriya language
େମାତାହାରematahara69.23
େମାତାହରematahara19.23
ଜାେକରାjaekara3.85
େମାତହାରematahara3.85
େମାତହରematahara3.85
Motahar in the Bengali language
মোতাহারmotahara57.14
মোতাহেরmotahera42.86
Motahar in the Hindi language
मोतहरmotahara50
मोताहरmotahara33.33
मोअतहरmo'atahara16.67

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Footnotes

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