Motiwala Surname

150,270th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,936 people bear this surname

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

Motiwala Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Motiwala Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India9761:785,92835,403
United Arab Emirates5311:17,2552,058
United States3931:922,28769,218
Pakistan3581:499,0058,631
Saudi Arabia2781:110,99214,774
Kuwait1541:24,6803,145
Canada601:614,09350,489
Thailand491:1,441,599197,614
England441:1,266,32057,817
Qatar411:57,5125,907
Malaysia131:2,268,78789,138
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Hong Kong91:815,0543,802
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
France11:66,422,722504,397
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Motiwala (19) may also be a first name.

Motiwala Last Name Facts

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

Motiwala (Marathi: मोतीवाला, Oriya: େମାତିୱାଲା) is found most in India. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Motiwala? popularity and diffusion

The last name Motiwala is the 150,270th most prevalent last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,482,134 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 82 percent of Motiwala live; 46 percent live in South Asia and 34 percent live in Arabian Peninsula. It is also the 2,523,061st most common given name at a global level, held by 19 people.

Motiwala is most frequent in India, where it is held by 976 people, or 1 in 785,928. In India Motiwala is mostly found in: Maharashtra, where 65 percent are found, Gujarat, where 10 percent are found and Goa, where 4 percent are found. Other than India this surname exists in 27 countries. It also occurs in The United Arab Emirates, where 18 percent are found and The United States, where 13 percent are found.

Motiwala Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Motiwala surname are 30.86% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 84.09% being registered with the political party.

The amount Motiwala earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 15.41% more than the national average, earning $49,799 USD per year and in Canada they earn 37.84% more than the national average, earning $68,482 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Motiwala Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Motiwala in the Marathi language
मोतीवालाmotivala92.06
मोटीवालाmotivala2.07
मोतीवालmotivala2.07
मोितलालmoitalala1.04
मोतीवलाmotivala0.35
मोतीलालmotilala0.35
मोजीवालाmojivala0.35
मोनीवालाmonivala0.35
Motiwala in the Oriya language
େମାତିୱାଲାematiwala85.71
ସୁଶିଲsusila14.29

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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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