Motav Surname

2,460,878th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 61 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Motav Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Motav Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran341:2,258,31076,749
India261:29,502,515369,827
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

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 more frequently found in Iran than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Motav? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,460,878th most commonly used last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 119,467,966 people. It is primarily found in Asia, where 98 percent of Motav are found; 98 percent are found in South Asia and 56 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Motav is also the 920,134th most numerous first name at a global level. It is borne by 105 people.

This last name is most commonly held in Iran, where it is borne by 34 people, or 1 in 2,258,310. In Iran Motav is primarily found in: Gilan Province, where 50 percent reside, Qom Province, where 26 percent reside and Tehran Province, where 18 percent reside. Beside Iran Motav occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in India, where 43 percent reside and South Africa, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Motaev91204/
Mostav9115/
Mothav916/
Mottaev8344/
Moustav831/
Mosthav831/
Motov801,724/
Matav801,214/
Motab80935/
Motev80296/
Motap8012/
Motaw809/
Metav808/
Motaf808/
Mataev733,917/
Motova731,853/
Mostaf731,288/
Motoev73552/
Mostov73549/
Mahtav73163/
Moutab73159/
Motaib73150/
Metaev73140/
Mohtab7388/
Mathav7349/
Moutaw7346/
Motowa7334/
Mehtav7324/
Moutaf7320/
Mojtab7317/
Motawh7316/
Methav7314/
Motovs7310/
Metaiv739/
Motapp736/
Mostap735/
Mattav735/
Motape734/
Matavz734/
Matavš734/
Mataiv734/
Moteev733/
Mootab733/
Mostab732/
Mhatav732/
Mastav732/
Mateav732/
Mohtaf732/
Moutap732/
Moteab732/
Meteav731/
Mootov731/
Mottap731/
Matavs731/
Maetav731/
Motoov731/
Moteiv731/
Mothab731/
Motafe731/
Motaip731/
Motaph731/
Motaws731/
Mohtov731/
Motaab731/
Modtov731/
Moutafova7113/
Mostafe67971/
Moutaib67869/
Moustaf67845/
Mahatav67654/
Mosthaf67228/
Moytaub67171/
Moutayb67170/
Mostafs67153/
Moithap6761/
Moustab6745/
Mostaph6738/
Maataev6721/
Moytoev6716/
Mattaev6715/
Mothowa6711/
Mouhtab6710/
Moitova676/
Mostaff676/
Mahtaev675/
Moutaïb675/
Mostafz675/
Mootova674/
Mostafh674/
Mojtova674/
Moshtaf673/
Mostape673/
Mostaib673/
Mostaaf672/
Mehttav672/
Mothape672/
Mathaiv671/
Masthav671/
Matteav671/
Mehtaav671/
Moutaph671/
Motaiph671/
Machtav671/
Motovsh671/
Moutape671/
Mouttab671/
Moutafe671/
Motahab671/
Mostovs671/
Mohtasb671/
Mosstaf671/
Muostaf671/

Motav Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Motav in the Hindi language
मोतावmotava-
Motav in the Russian language
Мотавmotav-

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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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