Martah Surname
Approximately 585 people bear this surname
Martah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morocco | 511 | 1:67,468 | 11,380 |
| Indonesia | 26 | 1:5,086,507 | 239,866 |
| Spain | 15 | 1:3,116,802 | 65,296 |
| Malaysia | 12 | 1:2,457,852 | 95,442 |
| Libya | 4 | 1:1,560,994 | 3,087 |
| Belgium | 3 | 1:3,832,215 | 117,288 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 1:16,739,561 | 595,711 |
Martah (496) may also be a first name.
Martah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Martah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Martah (Arabic: مارتيش, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﺮﺗﺎﻩ) occurs in Morocco more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Martah? popularity and diffusion
Martah is the 546,987th most widespread last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 12,457,343 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 89 percent of Martah live; 88 percent live in North Africa and 87 percent live in Mahgreb. Martah is also the 381,018th most widespread forename world-wide, held by 496 people.
It is most commonly occurring in Morocco, where it is borne by 511 people, or 1 in 67,468. Other than Morocco Martah is found in 15 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 4 percent are found and Spain, where 3 percent are found.
Martah Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Martah has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Martah surname decreased 33 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
Martah Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Martah in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻣﺮﺗﺎﻩ | mrtah | - |
| Martah in the Arabic language | ||
| مارتيش | martysh | - |
| مرته | mrth | - |
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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 Martah
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