Motif Surname
Approximately 58 people bear this surname
Motif Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 27 | 1:28,409,829 | 361,298 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| Indonesia | 9 | 1:14,694,355 | 460,137 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
Motif (137) may also be a first name.
Motif Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Motif Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Motif (Hindi: मोतीफ, Marathi: मोतीफ) has its highest incidence in India. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Motif click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Motif? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,530,696th most frequently occurring last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 125,647,343 people. Motif is mostly found in Asia, where 64 percent of Motif are found; 48 percent are found in South Asia and 47 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 790,880th most frequently held given name internationally It is held by 137 people.
The last name is most numerous in India, where it is carried by 27 people, or 1 in 28,409,829. In India Motif is most frequent in: Bihar, where 67 percent are found, Uttar Pradesh, where 26 percent are found and Assam, where 4 percent are found. Other than India this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 36 percent are found and Indonesia, where 16 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Motiff | 91 | 116 | / |
| Mostif | 91 | 1 | / |
| Motife | 91 | 1 | / |
| Moutif | 91 | 1 | / |
| Motifs | 91 | 1 | / |
| Mouthif | 83 | 206 | / |
| Mottiff | 83 | 2 | / |
| Motiffe | 83 | 1 | / |
| Motib | 80 | 225 | / |
| Motiv | 80 | 66 | / |
| Matif | 80 | 25 | / |
| Mutif | 80 | 16 | / |
| Motef | 80 | 3 | / |
| Moutib | 73 | 409 | / |
| Motaib | 73 | 150 | / |
| Moteib | 73 | 59 | / |
| Mutoif | 73 | 17 | / |
| Mastif | 73 | 11 | / |
| Moteff | 73 | 10 | / |
| Motiev | 73 | 9 | / |
| Mustif | 73 | 8 | / |
| Matife | 73 | 8 | / |
| Mathif | 73 | 8 | / |
| Mothiv | 73 | 8 | / |
| Mutaif | 73 | 3 | / |
| Mostef | 73 | 3 | / |
| Moteiv | 73 | 1 | / |
| Moutiv | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mostiv | 73 | 1 | / |
| Medtif | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mottib | 73 | 1 | / |
| Motijv | 73 | 1 | / |
| Motiov | 73 | 1 | / |
| Mothyf | 73 | 1 | / |
| Moutaib | 67 | 869 | / |
| Mostefe | 67 | 126 | / |
| Mustaif | 67 | 21 | / |
| Mustoif | 67 | 9 | / |
| Muthoif | 67 | 9 | / |
| Mothivh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Moustef | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mahatif | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mosteef | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mustife | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mouteef | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mahtiof | 67 | 1 | / |
| Musthif | 67 | 1 | / |
| Muthaif | 67 | 1 | / |
| Motaiph | 67 | 1 | / |
| Matheif | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mautief | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mosteff | 67 | 1 | / |
Motif Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Motif in the Hindi language | ||
| मोतीफ | motipha | - |
| Motif in the Marathi language | ||
| मोतीफ | motipha | - |
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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
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- 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 Motif
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