Mahter Surname

2,876,555th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 46 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Mahter Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mahter Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa201:2,708,885106,094
India121:63,922,115578,870
England91:6,190,895170,599
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
France11:66,422,722504,397
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Mahter (46) may also be a first name.

Mahter Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mahter is borne by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Mahter.

How Common Is The Last Name Mahter? popularity and diffusion

The surname Mahter is the 2,876,555th most commonly held last name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 158,424,911 people. Mahter occurs mostly in Africa, where 46 percent of Mahter live; 43 percent live in Southern Africa and 43 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,484,914th most commonly held first name worldwide, held by 46 people.

The surname is most widespread in South Africa, where it is borne by 20 people, or 1 in 2,708,885. In South Africa it is most numerous in: Gauteng, where 60 percent reside, KwaZulu-Natal, where 35 percent reside and Western Cape, where 5 percent reside. Other than South Africa this last name exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in India, where 26 percent reside and England, where 20 percent reside.

Mahter Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Mahter has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Mahter last name decreased 87 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Mahter Last Name Statistics demography

Mahter earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 55.32% less than the national average, earning R 106,176 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mahater9244/
Machter924/
Mahther923/
Mashter922/
Mahtere921/
Mahtier921/
Mahteer921/
Mater9114,929/
Mahateir86103/
Mahather865/
Mahahter861/
Machtter861/
Master8346,258/
Mather8328,993/
Matter8321,814/
Matere834,477/
Mateer832,413/
Matier83759/
Mauter83758/
Mehter83482/
Matear83260/
Maiter83242/
Maeter8350/
Mohter8332/
Madter8332/
Mazter8326/
Mhater8322/
Mayter8322/
Mheter8314/
Mateur8312/
Maater8310/
Meater834/
Matger833/
Materd831/
Majter831/
Mateir830/
Mashteare8014/
Maister771,466/
Mayster77717/
Mathier77545/
Maitere77308/
Mathere77265/
Mahatir77231/
Materre77179/
Masterd77169/
Mattier77114/
Mattert7793/
Maither7790/
Mattear7786/
Masther7767/
Maether7755/
Mayther7751/
Meatere7740/
Matteer7739/
Mahthir7720/
Mateere7719/
Mochter7719/
Mastere7717/
Matther7714/
Mhahtre7712/
Mauster7712/
Mautier7711/
Majšter7711/
Masster779/
Measter779/
Maaster776/
Mastert776/
Matheer775/
Maytere775/
Mattere773/
Mathert773/
Mauther773/
Maitert773/
Mastter772/
Mhatere772/
Mhetter772/
Matheur772/
Majther772/
Mahtrre772/
Matheir772/
Mautter772/
Meather771/
Meateer771/
Mahthre771/
Mauteer771/
Matterd771/
Meahtre771/
Mheater771/
Matteir771/
Matherd771/
Masterp771/
Materhe771/
Maytter771/
Maiteer770/
Maitier770/
Mhather770/
Mathesr770/
Matterp770/
Maitear770/
Matterr770/
Matre7311,801/
Meter733,374/
Moter73447/
Matir73279/
Mäter7350/
Möter7319/
Matyr734/
Materova71714/
Mahathir71225/
Maiterth71189/
Matheere7196/
Materová7152/
Mahathre7111/
Mahaitre7111/
Masterød7110/
Moschter719/
Majszter718/
Mahaatre712/
Matherhe712/
Maystert711/
Mahattre711/
Mhahatre711/
Matthier711/
Mauthier711/
Mahtaire711/
Mahatoir711/
Meateare711/
Mmathere711/
Maisther711/
Matherre710/
Mattheur710/
Maedther710/
Matterre710/
Mhatre6751,397/
Maitre6720,108/
Motter675,618/
Moster672,888/
Meuter672,108/
Metter671,079/
Mother671,029/
Mouter67631/
Mathre67625/
Metier67565/
Mether67558/
Meteer67469/
Meeter67442/
Meteur67379/
Mathir67204/
Maatir67172/
Matire67161/
Meiter67156/
Mautre67155/
Motier67126/
Mötter67107/
Meșter67103/
Mooter6799/
Muiter6777/
Motger6743/
Mastir6736/
Motere6734/
Matair6730/
Mhotre6723/
Mattre6717/
Mäther6715/
Matherová6712/
Moschtert6712/
Mattir6710/
Maytre6710/
Métier6710/
Matterová679/
Moteur678/
Metear677/
Maatre676/
Mohtre674/
Mätter674/
Moteer674/
Maitir673/
Matior672/
Mashtaire672/
Mautir672/
Mathyr672/
Maïtre672/
Matterova672/
Mathehere672/
Mathjr671/
Matrre671/
Meatre671/
Meyter671/
Motear671/
Meteir671/
Moiter671/
Matère671/
Matoir671/
Motehr671/
Meûter671/
Mohtir671/
Meischter671/
Moeter671/
Mahadthir671/
Moterr670/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Mahter
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