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 is found most in Cameroon. It can also appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Motiah.
How Common Is The Last Name Motiah? popularity and diffusion
It is the 6,723,624th most frequently occurring family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 50 percent of Motiah reside; 50 percent reside in Central Africa and 50 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 790,880th most frequently used first name on earth, held by 137 people.
This last name is most frequent in Cameroon, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 5,192,267. In Cameroon it is primarily found in: Centre Region, where 25 percent reside, East Region, where 25 percent reside and Northwest Region, where 25 percent reside. Barring Cameroon this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Taiwan, where 38 percent reside and Iran, where 13 percent reside.
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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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