Motahi Surname
Approximately 183 people bear this surname
Motahi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 103 | 1:745,461 | 38,299 |
| French Polynesia | 74 | 1:3,795 | 856 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Motahi (14) may also be a first name.
Motahi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Motahi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Motahi (Marathi: मोतही) is found most frequently in Iran. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Motahi.
How Common Is The Last Name Motahi? popularity and diffusion
Motahi is the 1,257,535th most commonly occurring surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 39,822,655 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 58 percent of Motahi live; 58 percent live in South Asia and 56 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Motahi is also the 3,024,661st most commonly held first name at a global level. It is borne by 14 people.
The last name Motahi is most commonly occurring in Iran, where it is held by 103 people, or 1 in 745,461. In Iran it is most common in: Tehran Province, where 37 percent are found, Lorestan Province, where 28 percent are found and Kerman Province, where 18 percent are found. Aside from Iran this surname exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in French Polynesia, where 40 percent are found and India, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Motahi Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Motahi in the Marathi language | ||
| मोतही | motahi | - |
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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 Motahi
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