Motiar Surname

2,483,783rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 60 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
United Arab Emirates

Motiar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Motiar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India181:42,614,743461,117
Canada151:2,456,373146,130
South Africa111:4,925,246143,631
Bangladesh91:17,706,30813,537
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Motiar (7,494) may also be a first name.

Motiar Last Name Facts

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

The surname Motiar (Hindi: मोतिआर, Marathi: मोतीआर, Oriya: େମାଟିଆର) is most common in India. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Motiar? popularity and diffusion

Motiar is the 2,483,783rd most widespread surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 121,459,099 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 57 percent of Motiar live; 45 percent live in South Asia and 30 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 74,240th most commonly occurring first name worldwide It is held by 7,494 people.

It is most commonly used in India, where it is held by 18 people, or 1 in 42,614,743. In India it is mostly concentrated in: Maharashtra, where 28 percent live, Odisha, where 28 percent live and Telangana, where 17 percent live. Apart from India Motiar is found in 6 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 25 percent live and South Africa, where 18 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Motihar92176/
Mottiar92100/
Mohtiar926/
Moutiar922/
Mochtiar861/
Mutiar83616/
Matiar83206/
Motyar8315/
Metiar833/
Motear831/
Motjar831/
Mastiar7771/
Muhtiar7764/
Mutiare7733/
Mahtiar7718/
Mustiar7718/
Mohtyar7714/
Matihar7713/
Matiare775/
Mutihar774/
Mostior774/
Mathiar773/
Mutijar771/
Mujtiar771/
Muthiar771/
Motehar771/
Matiarz771/
Mothjar771/
Mattiar771/
Matihare7131/
Mustiare7130/
Muchtiar7129/
Mustihar719/
Mustijar713/
Mathiard712/
Mathiasr711/
Motayyar711/
Matyar67950/
Matear67260/
Metyar6759/
Motjor6750/
Mutyar6723/
Metior6719/
Matjar678/
Metjar675/
Matior672/
Mutjar671/
Matiarová671/
Matiarova671/

Motiar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Motiar in the Hindi language
मोतिआरmoti'ara-
Motiar in the Oriya language
େମାଟିଆରemati'ara-
Motiar in the Marathi language
मोतीआरmoti'ara25
मोितअरmoita'ara25
मोतीरmotira25
मोतीयाmotiya16.67
मोितआरmoita'ara8.33

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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 Motiar
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