Mottiar Surname

1,849,867th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 100 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Ireland

Mottiar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mottiar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa631:859,96456,669
Ireland281:168,1767,397
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Mottiar Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mottiar occurs in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mottiar? popularity and diffusion

Mottiar is the 1,849,867th most frequently occurring surname globally, held by around 1 in 72,875,459 people. The last name Mottiar is primarily found in Africa, where 63 percent of Mottiar live; 63 percent live in Southern Africa and 63 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The surname Mottiar is most frequently occurring in South Africa, where it is held by 63 people, or 1 in 859,964. In South Africa it is mostly concentrated in: Gauteng, where 94 percent are found and KwaZulu-Natal, where 6 percent are found. Without taking into account South Africa it occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Ireland, where 28 percent are found and Canada, where 8 percent are found.

Mottiar Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Mottiar earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 203.25% more than the national average, earning R 720,636 per year and in Canada they earn 4.7% more than the national average, earning $52,017 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Motiar9260/
Motihar86176/
Mohtiar866/
Moutiar862/
Mattiar861/
Mochtiar801/
Mutiar77616/
Matiar77206/
Motyar7715/
Metiar773/
Motjar771/
Motear771/
Mattear7186/
Mastiar7171/
Muhtiar7164/
Mutiare7133/
Mustiar7118/
Mahtiar7118/
Mohtyar7114/
Matihar7113/
Matiare715/
Mutihar714/
Mostior714/
Mathiar713/
Muthiar711/
Motehar711/
Mujtiar711/
Mothjar711/
Mutijar711/
Matiarz711/
Mattior710/
Matihare6731/
Mustiare6730/
Muchtiar6729/
Mustihar679/
Mustijar673/
Mathiard672/
Mathiasr671/
Motayyar671/

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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 Mottiar
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