Motav Surname
Approximately 61 people bear this surname
Motav Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 34 | 1:2,258,310 | 76,749 |
| India | 26 | 1:29,502,515 | 369,827 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Motav (105) may also be a first name.
Motav Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Motav Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Motav (Hindi: मोताव, Russian: Мотав) is found most in Iran. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Motav? popularity and diffusion
The surname Motav is the 2,460,878th most commonly used surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 119,467,966 people. The last name Motav is mostly found in Asia, where 98 percent of Motav live; 98 percent live in South Asia and 56 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Motav is also the 920,134th most frequently held first name at a global level, held by 105 people.
It is most prevalent in Iran, where it is held by 34 people, or 1 in 2,258,310. In Iran it is most frequent in: Gilan Province, where 50 percent reside, Qom Province, where 26 percent reside and Tehran Province, where 18 percent reside. Without taking into account Iran it occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in India, where 43 percent reside and South Africa, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Motav Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Motav in the Hindi language | ||
| मोताव | motava | - |
| Motav in the Russian language | ||
| Мотав | motav | - |
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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 Motav
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