Motiah Surname
Approximately 8 people bear this surname
Motiah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 4 | 1:5,192,267 | 135,173 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
Motiah (137) may also be a first name.
Motiah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Motiah Come From? nationality or country of origin
Motiah occurs in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Motiah? popularity and diffusion
Motiah is the 6,723,624th most prevalent surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 50 percent of Motiah live; 50 percent live in Central Africa and 50 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Motiah is also the 790,880th most commonly occurring first name internationally It is held by 137 people.
The surname is most frequent in Cameroon, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 5,192,267. In Cameroon Motiah is most numerous in: Centre Region, where 25 percent are found, East Region, where 25 percent are found and Northwest Region, where 25 percent are found. Barring Cameroon this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Taiwan, where 38 percent are found and Iran, where 13 percent are found.
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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 Motiah
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