Motavi Surname

3,055,934th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 41 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Motavi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Motavi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran391:1,968,78370,616
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Motavi (83) may also be a first name.

Motavi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Motavi (Hindi: मोतावी, Marathi: मोटावी) is more commonly found in Iran than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Motavi? popularity and diffusion

Motavi is the 3,055,934th most commonly occurring last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 177,745,022 people. It is mostly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Motavi reside; 100 percent reside in South Asia and 98 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Motavi is also the 1,052,971st most commonly held first name internationally It is held by 83 people.

This surname is most frequently used in Iran, where it is held by 39 people, or 1 in 1,968,783. In Iran it is most common in: Mazandaran Province, where 79 percent are found, Khuzestan Province, where 13 percent are found and Fars Province, where 3 percent are found. Outside of Iran this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Afghanistan, where 2 percent are found and India, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mojtavi9258/
Mohtavi9217/
Mostavi929/
Motavei927/
Motavai921/
Motavis921/
Motavio921/
Moustavi8613/
Motahavi862/
Motavish861/
Motabi83423/
Motawi83315/
Matavi83153/
Motave8320/
Motovi8318/
Metavi8314/
Motava8314/
Motavy831/
Motevi831/
Motawie77821/
Motawei77629/
Mostabi77344/
Mothabi77297/
Mahtavi77232/
Moutawi77210/
Motawai77136/
Mathavi7784/
Maetavi7775/
Mattavi7751/
Mohtabi7732/
Matavai7727/
Mothave7723/
Motovoi7723/
Mostovi7713/
Mostave7712/
Mojtabi7712/
Moutave778/
Methavi777/
Mostawi777/
Moutabi777/
Motoevi776/
Motabai775/
Mastavi775/
Mootabi775/
Motewai774/
Maatavi773/
Mojtava771/
Matauvi771/
Matavei771/
Matavio771/
Mottabi771/
Motaabi771/
Motavee771/
Mhetavi771/
Mehtavi771/
Mohtavy771/
Mostovyi712,571/
Mostovoi711,422/
Motovich71100/
Mostovei7177/
Mojtabai7160/
Motabhai7147/
Methaviy7129/
Mostavoy7120/
Mathavai7120/
Mahatavi7118/
Moithabi7117/
Moustave7113/
Moustawi719/
Mouttabi719/
Matavich718/
Moustabi718/
Mostoviy715/
Mostobai715/
Mostovai713/
Mostaver713/
Methavij711/
Mostovih711/
Mojtabei711/
Matavais711/
Matavish711/
Mathaviy711/
Mothabai711/
Mothabis711/
Moutaiba711/
Moutaiby711/
Mostabyi711/
Moutawei711/
Mothampi711/
Mothavha711/
Maathavi711/
Matava672,420/
Motawa671,430/
Motaba671,171/
Motawe67716/
Moutaabid67617/
Matabi67557/
Mostovich67334/
Metawi67311/
Motawy67279/
Motoba67243/
Motabe67140/
Matawi67135/
Motobi67129/
Matave6747/
Matevi6717/
Moitabhai6716/
Mathavich6716/
Matévi6715/
Moustajbi6714/
Matovi6711/
Mattavich679/
Motove675/
Mahatavai675/
Metevi674/
Metovi672/
Motahaver672/
Moteve671/
Mothabhai671/
Motovy671/
Metave671/
Motowi671/
Motaby671/
Mostovihs671/
Mouchtabi671/
Mostovois671/

Motavi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Motavi in the Hindi language
मोतावीmotavi-
Motavi in the Marathi language
मोटावीmotavi-

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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 Motavi
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