Motam Surname
Approximately 2,540 people bear this surname
Motam Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 2,300 | 1:333,507 | 18,393 |
| Algeria | 205 | 1:188,447 | 23,005 |
| Papua New Guinea | 11 | 1:741,247 | 83,447 |
| United States | 9 | 1:40,273,215 | 872,126 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 1:7,373,556 | 230,001 |
| Iran | 2 | 1:38,391,262 | 236,033 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
Motam (683) may also be a first name.
Motam Demographics
Average Motam Salary in
United States
$40,975 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Motam Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Motam Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Motam (Bengali: মতম, Hindi: मोतम, Marathi: मोतम, Oriya: େମାଟମ) is carried by more people in India than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Motam click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Motam? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 169,814th most frequent surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 2,869,113 people. The surname Motam occurs predominantly in Asia, where 91 percent of Motam reside; 91 percent reside in South Asia and 91 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Motam is also the 316,697th most commonly used forename in the world, held by 683 people.
The surname is most widespread in India, where it is held by 2,300 people, or 1 in 333,507. In India it is most numerous in: Telangana, where 93 percent live, Andhra Pradesh, where 5 percent live and Maharashtra, where 2 percent live. Apart from India Motam exists in 10 countries. It is also found in Algeria, where 8 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 0 percent live.
Motam Last Name Statistics demography
Motam earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 5.04% less than the national average, earning $40,975 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Motam Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Motam in the Bengali language | ||
| মতম | matama | - |
| Motam in the Hindi language | ||
| मोतम | motama | 71.43 |
| मोटम | motama | 14.29 |
| मोताम | motama | 14.29 |
| Motam in the Oriya language | ||
| େମାଟମ | ematama | 66.67 |
| େମାତମ | ematama | 33.33 |
| Motam in the Marathi language | ||
| मोतम | motama | 50 |
| मोटम | motama | 31.48 |
| मोताम | motama | 18.52 |
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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 Motam
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