Moteff Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Czechia

Moteff Surname Definition:

(from the name of a male ancestor) Mote is a common diminutive for Mordecai. Moteff or Motew is the Russian form meaning “son of Mordecai.”

Moteff Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150

Moteff Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(from the name of a male ancestor) Mote is a common diminutive for Mordecai. Moteff or Motew is the Russian form meaning “son of Mordecai.”

— Rabbi Benzion Kaganoff

Moteff Last Name Facts

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

The last name Moteff has its highest incidence in The United States. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Moteff? popularity and diffusion

The last name Moteff is the 6,063,924th most widespread surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 728,754,592 people. Moteff is primarily found in The Americas, where 70 percent of Moteff are found; 50 percent are found in North America and 50 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 72,491,787. In The United States Moteff is primarily found in: Maryland, where 80 percent live and Virginia, where 20 percent live. Other than The United States Moteff occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Czechia, where 30 percent live and Brazil, where 20 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mosteff921/
Motef913/
Motiff83116/
Mateff8348/
Muteff839/
Mostef833/
Meteff831/
Moteffová803/
Mostefe77126/
Mateeff7717/
Masteff772/
Mottiff772/
Mosteef771/
Moustef771/
Mouteef771/
Motiffe771/
Matteff771/
Matheff771/
Motev73296/
Moteb73203/
Metef7359/
Motif7358/
Motew7336/
Matef7316/
Mutef7312/
Musteffe7110/
Moteva67186/
Mateuf67104/
Moteib6759/
Motteb6721/
Mustef679/
Motiev679/
Mutefe679/
Mothew678/
Motejb678/
Mettef678/
Mateef678/
Mouteb673/
Moteev673/
Mooteb673/
Moteab672/
Mattef672/
Moutif671/
Matefe671/
Mohteb671/
Motifs671/
Mostif671/
Mothyf671/
Muteef671/
Mootew671/
Moteeb671/
Moteiv671/
Motheb671/
Motife671/

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Footnotes

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