Mottashaw Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Scotland
Highest density in:
Scotland

Mottashaw Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Mottashaw Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England101:2,437,53768,340

Mottashaw Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mottashaw is more commonly found in Scotland than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Mottashaw.

How Common Is The Last Name Mottashaw? popularity and diffusion

The surname Mottashaw is the 8,968,613th most frequently held surname on earth It is held by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Mottashaw reside; 100 percent reside in Northern Europe and 100 percent reside in British Isles.

It is most frequently held in Scotland, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 1,784,606. In Scotland it is most prevalent in: Dundee City, where 100 percent live. Barring Scotland this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in Northern Ireland, where 25 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Motashaw9431/
Motteshaw890/
Motashova785/
Motasab751/
Motasova71145/
Mohtasab7117/
Matashova67211/
Mutashova6731/
Motoshova6712/
Mattasova674/
Moteasova672/
Mostashov671/
Mohtassab671/
Mattoshow670/
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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Mottashaw
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