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
Motif (Hindi: मोतीफ, Marathi: मोतीफ) is borne by more people in India than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Motif? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,530,696th most commonly occurring last name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 125,647,343 people. It is predominantly 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. Motif is also the 790,880th most commonly occurring forename world-wide. It is borne by 137 people.
It is most frequently used in India, where it is borne by 27 people, or 1 in 28,409,829. In India Motif is mostly concentrated in: Bihar, where 67 percent reside, Uttar Pradesh, where 26 percent reside and Assam, where 4 percent reside. Apart from India Motif occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 36 percent reside and Indonesia, where 16 percent reside.
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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