Motawa Surname

272,239th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,430 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Saudi Arabia

Motawa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Motawa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt8241:111,5739,244
Saudi Arabia5571:55,3967,891
Poland171:2,235,809104,965
Papua New Guinea111:741,24783,447
Qatar91:262,00030,726
England21:27,859,030389,889
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Motawa (10) may also be a first name.

Motawa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Motawa is found most in Egypt. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Motawa? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 272,239th most common family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 5,096,186 people. The surname Motawa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 58 percent of Motawa are found; 58 percent are found in North Africa and 58 percent are found in Arabic North Africa. It is also the 3,684,242nd most common first name worldwide, borne by 10 people.

The surname Motawa is most commonly used in Egypt, where it is held by 824 people, or 1 in 111,573. Beside Egypt this last name is found in 12 countries. It is also common in Saudi Arabia, where 39 percent live and Poland, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Motawea9212,598/
Motawaa92460/
Motawai92136/
Motawat9235/
Moutawa925/
Motawah921/
Motaway921/
Motawaj921/
Motaewa921/
Mottawea86124/
Mothajwa8617/
Mostaway862/
Mothawat861/
Moustawa861/
Mostawat861/
Moutawaj861/
Motaweah861/
Moutawea861/
Mutawa833,207/
Matawa831,655/
Motaba831,171/
Motawe83716/
Metawa83567/
Motawi83315/
Motawy83279/
Motewa8396/
Motowa8334/
Motava8314/
Motawo835/
Metawea774,277/
Mutawea774,153/
Metawaa77856/
Motawie77821/
Motawei77629/
Muttawa77357/
Motaweh77347/
Motawee77336/
Motaeva77290/
Mutaiwa77269/
Mataswa77256/
Mutawah77243/
Muthawa77241/
Mutahwa77212/
Moutawi77210/
Mostowa77189/
Matahwa77148/
Mothaba77130/
Moutawe77130/
Mostava77123/
Mattawa7789/
Matawai7774/
Motabah7739/
Motavad7737/
Motavat7729/
Mataway7728/
Muhtawa7719/
Maetawa7717/
Mujtawa7715/
Mutawaa7713/
Moutaba7711/
Mothowa7711/
Mettawa7710/
Mutauwa779/
Mathawa779/
Mothewa779/
Mostawi777/
Motavaz776/
Matawea776/
Motabai775/
Matawaa775/
Mutaawa774/
Motawey774/
Motewai774/
Matauwa772/
Motoiwa772/
Mataiwa772/
Matawah772/
Mataywa772/
Motabaj771/
Motavai771/
Mojtava771/
Matawat771/
Mataewa771/
Mottawe771/
Mothawe771/
Motaabi771/
Mutajwa771/
Mutawad771/
Mutaywa771/
Hmutawa771/
Motoewa771/
Mutawat771/
Mustawai71336/
Metaweaa71122/
Mutajwaa7183/
Mataiwua7179/
Muthahwa7158/
Matawhay7154/
Motabhai7147/
Mostoway7138/
Mattaway7132/
Mothoiwa7131/
Mottaeva7128/
Mastawah7128/
Mutawaah7121/
Moustawi719/
Mahtawai718/
Moustava717/
Muthawad717/
Motabhay717/
Motovaya714/
Mathawad714/
Mathaway714/
Mutawash714/
Moutaweh714/
Meetawea714/
Mostovaa712/
Motahavi712/
Matawaia711/
Methaway711/
Mettaway711/
Mootaeva711/
Moutahba711/
Motaivad711/
Mothavat711/
Mutawaya711/
Matgaiwa711/
Mothabai711/
Moutaiba711/
Motabhau711/
Motawood711/
Motawous711/
Metahwah711/
Moutawei711/
Mothawee711/
Mothavha711/
Mothowah711/
Muthawat711/
Motheway710/
Mataba677,149/
Mutava674,708/
Mutaba673,908/
Matava672,420/
Motova671,853/
Matewa671,704/
Mutowa67835/
Mutawe67802/
Matowa67651/
Motabo67601/
Motabi67423/
Matawe67287/
Motoba67243/
Metava67207/
Moteva67186/
Motabe67140/
Matawi67135/
Matawo67133/
Mutawo67131/
Mutajwaha6778/
Motavi6741/
Metowa6736/
Motave6720/
Motewo6719/
Mutawi6718/
Moitabhai6716/
Motavo676/
Muttajwaa674/
Motowe674/
Motowo674/
Matthawat674/
Mottavath673/
Motahaver672/
Motavy671/
Mothabhai671/
Mothavadh671/
Mothavath671/
Motowi671/
Motaby671/
Metewa671/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Motawa
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