Motveev Surname

1,305,105th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 173 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Transnistria

Motveev Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Motveev Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia1561:923,86672,911
Belarus81:1,187,63277,603
Uzbekistan41:7,732,28643,643
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Transnistria11:474,69917,893

Motveev Last Name Facts

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

The last name Motveev (Russian: Мотвеев) is found in Russia more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Motveev.

How Common Is The Last Name Motveev? popularity and diffusion

Motveev is the 1,305,105th most commonly occurring last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 42,124,543 people. Motveev occurs predominantly in Europe, where 71 percent of Motveev live; 71 percent live in Eastern Europe and 71 percent live in East Slavic Europe.

The surname is most numerous in Russia, where it is borne by 156 people, or 1 in 923,866. In Russia Motveev is mostly found in: Moscow, where 22 percent live, Saint Petersburg, where 11 percent live and Sverdlovsk Oblast, where 6 percent live. Besides Russia it is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Belarus, where 5 percent live and Uzbekistan, where 2 percent live.

Motveev Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is primarily Orthodox (100%) in Russia and Orthodox (50%) in Belarus.

In The United States Motveev are 5.08% more likely to be registered United Russias than the national average, with 51.85% being registered with the party.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Moveev922/
Motvev922/
Motveyeva883/
Matveev86118,249/
Metveev8611/
Motveiv862/
Motviev861/
Motveyv861/
Matvejev80410/
Matveyev80276/
Matveiev8010/
Matvev7745/
Maveev7715/
Moveva771/
Moviev771/
Matvejeva751,583/
Matvejevs75849/
Matveyeva75185/
Matvieiev757/
Matveieva754/
Matveihev751/
Matvyev71148/
Matveva7140/
Matviev7126/
Matveew7121/
Matveiv7110/
Matveef717/
Matveyv714/
Matvejv713/
Mahveev712/
Methvev711/
Matveeff6731/
Matvijev6712/
Matveief677/
Matvayev674/
Moveb671/

Motveev Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Motveev in the Russian language
Мотвеевmotveev-

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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 Motveev
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