Motekar Surname

247,499th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,607 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Motekar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Motekar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India1,6061:477,62524,323
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426

Motekar Last Name Facts

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

Motekar (Marathi: मोतेकर) is found most frequently in India. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Motekar? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 247,499th most widely held last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 4,534,876 people. The last name is mostly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Motekar are found; 100 percent are found in South Asia and 100 percent are found in Indo-South Asia.

The surname is most frequently occurring in India, where it is carried by 1,606 people, or 1 in 477,625. In India Motekar is primarily found in: Maharashtra, where 70 percent are found, Karnataka, where 28 percent are found and Telangana, where 1 percent are found. Not including India this surname is found in one country. It is also common in Indonesia, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Motekar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Motekar in the Marathi language
मोतेकरmotekara75.94
मोतेकारmotekara13.73
मोटेकरmotekara9.51
मोनेकरmonekara0.12

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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
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  • 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 Motekar
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