Motefa Surname
Approximately 89 people bear this surname
Motefa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Algeria | 82 | 1:471,116 | 36,281 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1:4,076,858 | 165,791 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
Motefa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Motefa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Motefa has its highest incidence in Algeria. It may be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Motefa? popularity and diffusion
Motefa is the 1,980,395th most frequent family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 81,882,538 people. Motefa is predominantly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Motefa reside; 92 percent reside in North Africa and 92 percent reside in Mahgreb.
This surname is most widespread in Algeria, where it is borne by 82 people, or 1 in 471,116. In Algeria Motefa is most common in: Tiaret Province, where 99 percent reside and Tlemcen Province, where 1 percent reside. Other than Algeria Motefa occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 4 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mostefa | 92 | 6,939 | / |
| Motesfa | 92 | 1 | / |
| Mostefai | 86 | 7,263 | / |
| Moustefa | 86 | 10 | / |
| Mostefaï | 86 | 8 | / |
| Mostefay | 86 | 4 | / |
| Mosteffa | 86 | 4 | / |
| Mostepfa | 86 | 4 | / |
| Mostefat | 86 | 2 | / |
| Mosstefa | 86 | 2 | / |
| Mostefha | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mostefah | 86 | 1 | / |
| Moutefai | 86 | 1 | / |
| Modtefai | 86 | 1 | / |
| Motafa | 83 | 229 | / |
| Mutefa | 83 | 21 | / |
| Motofa | 83 | 11 | / |
| Metefa | 83 | 8 | / |
| Motefi | 83 | 6 | / |
| Matefa | 83 | 6 | / |
| Motifa | 83 | 3 | / |
| Mosteffai | 80 | 3 | / |
| Moustefai | 80 | 2 | / |
| Mosteefai | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mustefa | 77 | 72,407 | / |
| Mutepfa | 77 | 1,310 | / |
| Mostefi | 77 | 589 | / |
| Mostefe | 77 | 126 | / |
| Mostifa | 77 | 15 | / |
| Motifah | 77 | 5 | / |
| Mutefah | 77 | 4 | / |
| Moutefi | 77 | 2 | / |
| Mattefa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Matepfa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Motoffa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Moitafa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Motefio | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mootafa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mutiefa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Modtafa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mostepha | 71 | 275 | / |
| Musteffa | 71 | 26 | / |
| Maetefau | 71 | 7 | / |
| Moutefou | 71 | 4 | / |
| Musttefa | 71 | 4 | / |
| Mustefai | 71 | 3 | / |
| Mostéfai | 71 | 2 | / |
| Masteafa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mustefah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Modtepha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mutheifa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mustefaï | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mostifai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Musstefa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Moutahfa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Motevfeh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mastefai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Moustoifa | 67 | 1,180 | / |
| Matafa | 67 | 479 | / |
| Matefi | 67 | 323 | / |
| Motofo | 67 | 46 | / |
| Matifa | 67 | 35 | / |
| Matefy | 67 | 30 | / |
| Matefo | 67 | 30 | / |
| Matofa | 67 | 27 | / |
| Metafa | 67 | 16 | / |
| Mutefe | 67 | 9 | / |
| Moustepha | 67 | 7 | / |
| Mátefi | 67 | 5 | / |
| Mostephai | 67 | 3 | / |
| Motifi | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mutifa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Metifa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Motife | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mousthifa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Metofa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Metefo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mátefy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Matefe | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Motefa
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