Al Matar Surname
Approximately 7,415 people bear this surname
Al Matar Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Syria | 2,969 | 1:6,501 | 679 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1,638 | 1:5,594 | 698 |
| Kuwait | 1,070 | 1:3,552 | 476 |
| Jordan | 1,063 | 1:8,318 | 1,601 |
| Saudi Arabia | 358 | 1:86,189 | 12,374 |
| Lebanon | 234 | 1:24,090 | 2,722 |
| Iraq | 47 | 1:745,142 | 10,632 |
| Yemen | 13 | 1:2,032,715 | 13,240 |
| Venezuela | 10 | 1:3,020,408 | 31,795 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
Al Matar Demographics
Al Matar Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Al Matar Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Al Matar Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Al Matar occurs more in Syria more than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Al Matar? popularity and diffusion
The last name Al Matar is the 67,141st most commonly occurring family name globally, held by around 1 in 982,811 people. The last name is mostly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Al Matar reside; 100 percent reside in West Asia and 58 percent reside in Levant.
This surname is most prevalent in Syria, where it is borne by 2,969 people, or 1 in 6,501. In Syria Al Matar is most numerous in: Aleppo Governorate, where 77 percent reside, Homs Governorate, where 23 percent reside and Al-Hasakah Governorate, where 0 percent reside. Apart from Syria Al Matar exists in 15 countries. It is also common in The United Arab Emirates, where 22 percent reside and Kuwait, where 14 percent reside.
Al Matar Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Al Matar last name is predominantly Sunni (96%) in Lebanon.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Al Mattar | 94 | 570 | / |
| Al Mahtar | 94 | 1 | / |
| Al Mashtar | 89 | 1 | / |
| Al-Matar | 88 | 1,565 | / |
| Al Mator | 88 | 1 | / |
| Al Motar | 88 | 1 | / |
| Al Mashthar | 84 | 1 | / |
| Al Mahathar | 84 | 1 | / |
| Al-Mattar | 82 | 280 | / |
| Al Mohtar | 82 | 6 | / |
| Al Motair | 82 | 4 | / |
| Al-Matair | 82 | 1 | / |
| Al-Matare | 82 | 1 | / |
| Al Maitour | 78 | 1 | / |
| Al Mahtour | 78 | 1 | / |
| Al Moustar | 78 | 1 | / |
| Al-Metar | 75 | 1 | / |
| Al-Motair | 71 | 4 | / |
| Al-Mgotar | 71 | 1 | / |
| Al-Mastoor | 67 | 6 | / |
| Al-Mochtar | 67 | 1 | / |
| Al Moustour | 63 | 17 | / |
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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 Al Matar
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