Motayan Surname
Approximately 5 people bear this surname
Motayan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 2 | 1:38,391,262 | 236,033 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
Motayan (42) may also be a first name.
Motayan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Motayan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Motayan is borne by more people in Iran than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Motayan.
How Common Is The Last Name Motayan? popularity and diffusion
The surname Motayan is the 8,193,072nd most commonly occurring last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Motayan are found; 40 percent are found in South Asia and 40 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Motayan is also the 1,566,439th most prevalent given name globally It is held by 42 people.
The last name is most prevalent in Iran, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 38,391,262. In Iran it is most prevalent in: Ilam Province, where 50 percent live and Khuzestan Province, where 50 percent live. Apart from Iran Motayan occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in The United Arab Emirates, where 40 percent live and Malaysia, where 20 percent live.
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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 Motayan
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