Motihar Surname

1,290,735th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 176 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Central African Republic

Motihar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Motihar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India1621:4,734,971120,979
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Central African Republic11:4,515,3901,196
France11:66,422,722504,397
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Motihar (110) may also be a first name.

Motihar Last Name Facts

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

The surname Motihar (Hindi: मोतीहार, Marathi: मोतीहार, Oriya: େମାତିହାର) occurs more in India more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Motihar? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,290,735th most frequently occurring last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 41,406,511 people. The surname Motihar is primarily found in Asia, where 93 percent of Motihar live; 93 percent live in South Asia and 92 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Motihar is also the 895,203rd most prevalent first name globally, held by 110 people.

This last name is most common in India, where it is carried by 162 people, or 1 in 4,734,971. In India it is most common in: Maharashtra, where 51 percent live, Gujarat, where 15 percent live and Delhi, where 13 percent live. Aside from India it occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 3 percent live and The United States, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Motiar9260/
Mottiar86100/
Matihar8613/
Mohtiar866/
Mutihar864/
Moutiar862/
Mothjar861/
Motehar861/
Matihare8031/
Mustihar809/
Mochtiar801/
Mutiar77616/
Matiar77206/
Motyar7715/
Metiar773/
Motjar771/
Motear771/
Mastiar7171/
Muhtiar7164/
Mutiare7133/
Mahtiar7118/
Mustiar7118/
Mohtyar7114/
Matiare715/
Matehar715/
Mostior714/
Mathiar713/
Muthiar711/
Mujtiar711/
Mutijar711/
Matiarz711/
Muthyar711/
Mattiar711/
Mustiare6730/
Muchtiar6729/
Mutehart674/
Mustijar673/
Mathiard672/
Mathiasr671/
Motayyar671/
Mutujhar671/

Motihar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Motihar in the Oriya language
େମାତିହାରematihara-
Motihar in the Marathi language
मोतीहारmotihara79.44
मोितहारmoitahara13.08
मोतीहरmotihara7.48
Motihar in the Hindi language
मोतीहारmotihara78.57
मोतिहारmotihara14.29
मोतीहरmotihara7.14

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Motihar
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