Motifa Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Motifa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Motifa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Iran11:76,782,524277,718

Motifa (59) may also be a first name.

Motifa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Motifa occurs more in The DR Congo more than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Motifa? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 10,311,814th most commonly used family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. It is mostly found in Asia, where 67 percent of Motifa reside; 67 percent reside in South Asia and 33 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,282,666th most prevalent first name globally, held by 59 people.

The last name is most widely held in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 1 people, or 1 in 73,879,570. Barring The DR Congo this last name is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in India, where 33 percent live and Iran, where 33 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mostifa9215/
Motifah925/
Mostifai861/
Motefa8389/
Matifa8335/
Mutifa833/
Motifi833/
Metifa832/
Motife831/
Moustoifa801,180/
Mousthifa801/
Mostefa776,939/
Mustifa771,360/
Matifas77266/
Mataifa77146/
Matifat77100/
Mutifah7746/
Mostify7726/
Motufau7720/
Mastifa777/
Mutiefa771/
Mostifi771/
Mutipfa771/
Motesfa771/
Motiffe771/
Mutifat771/
Moustoiffa752/
Mostefai717,263/
Muthifah7126/
Musthifa7122/
Moustefa7110/
Mustaifa719/
Mostefaï718/
Mushtifa716/
Mutoifah715/
Mostefay714/
Mostepfa714/
Mosteffa714/
Mustiffa714/
Muhtoifa713/
Mutaifah713/
Mustifha712/
Mostéfai712/
Mosstefa712/
Mostefat712/
Modtefai711/
Mustifaz711/
Moutefai711/
Mostefah711/
Mostefha711/
Matiffas711/
Mutheifa711/
Matifo6734/
Mutefa6721/
Matife678/
Metefa678/
Motefi676/
Matefa676/
Muthoifah675/
Mosteffai673/
Moustefai672/
Matifi672/
Mosteefai671/
Mutifi671/

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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 Motifa
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