Motaw Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
South Africa

Motaw Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Motaw Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran51:15,356,505213,424
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367

Motaw Last Name Facts

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

Motaw is more commonly found in Iran than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Motaw? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 6,360,413th most commonly used last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. The surname Motaw is primarily found in Asia, where 56 percent of Motaw live; 56 percent live in South Asia and 56 percent live in Islamic South Asia.

It is most commonly held in Iran, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 15,356,505. In Iran Motaw is mostly concentrated in: Khuzestan Province, where 100 percent live. Barring Iran this last name exists in one country. It is also found in South Africa, where 44 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Motawe91716/
Moutaw9146/
Motawh9116/
Motaws911/
Moutawe83130/
Mothawe831/
Mottawe831/
Motab80935/
Mataw80304/
Motav8061/
Mutaw8036/
Motow8028/
Metaw8017/
Motaf808/
Motova731,853/
Mostaf731,288/
Matawe73287/
Moutab73159/
Motaib73150/
Mathaw73128/
Motowa7334/
Moutaf7320/
Mostav7315/
Mothav736/
Motowe734/
Mahtaw733/
Mattaw733/
Mootab733/
Mohtaf732/
Moteab732/
Matauw732/
Motaph731/
Mothab731/
Motafe731/
Motaab731/
Muttaw730/
Mottow730/
Mostafe67971/
Moutaib67869/
Moustaf67845/
Mosthaf67228/
Moytaub67171/
Moutayb67170/
Mostafs67153/
Mothowe6739/
Mostaph6738/
Matthaw6727/
Mathawe6718/
Mothowa6711/
Mouhtab6710/
Matheaw677/
Mostaff676/
Mahataw676/
Moitova676/
Mostafz675/
Moutaïb675/
Mojtova674/
Mhothow674/
Mataawe674/
Mootova674/
Mostafh674/
Moshtaf673/
Mattaws672/
Mostaaf672/
Motouwe671/
Mosstaf671/
Matahwe671/
Moustav671/
Moutaph671/
Motaiph671/
Muostaf671/
Mattaiw671/
Mouttab671/
Moutafe671/
Mosthav671/
Mattawe671/

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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 Motaw
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