Martain Surname

568,231st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 556 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Liberia

Martain Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Martain Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2111:1,717,815113,709
Australia981:275,46624,785
France611:1,088,897118,069
Mexico451:2,758,36022,009
Papua New Guinea441:185,31225,733
Liberia381:116,0148,917
Nigeria181:9,841,264197,192
Belgium111:1,045,14978,166
England71:7,959,723202,100
Indonesia61:22,041,532555,748
Ireland41:1,177,23516,494
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland71:632,83819,259
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1131:215,71116,668
Scotland461:81,3744,449
Wales61:261,4039,165
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,0551:47,6015,448

The alternate forms: Martáin (1) are calculated separately.

Martain (468) may also be a first name.

Martain Last Name Facts

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

The last name Martain is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant: Martáin. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Martain? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 568,231st most commonly held last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 13,107,097 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 47 percent of Martain are found; 46 percent are found in North America and 38 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Martain is also the 393,633rd most frequently used first name throughout the world. It is borne by 468 people.

This last name is most common in The United States, where it is borne by 211 people, or 1 in 1,717,815. In The United States Martain is primarily concentrated in: Utah, where 13 percent live, Texas, where 11 percent live and Pennsylvania, where 10 percent live. Excluding The United States it is found in 21 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 18 percent live and France, where 11 percent live.

Martain Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Martain has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name declined 80 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it declined 94 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it declined 43 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Wales it declined 50 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it declined 98 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Martain Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Martain surname is principally Catholic (43%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Martain surname are 9.11% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 55.88% being registered to vote for the party.

Martain earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 8.92% less than the national average, earning $39,302 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Martáin951/
Martasin9352/
Martaian9313/
Marthain932/
Martatin932/
Martaine931/
Martan921,892/
Martajine881/
Martine8652,966/
Marthin862,734/
Martijn861,437/
Martien86524/
Martand86424/
Martein86306/
Mortain86186/
Marthan86176/
Martean86103/
Martang8652/
Martane8633/
Martgan8623/
Mertain8615/
Martoin869/
Martinh868/
Marttan865/
Martgin861/
Martant861/
Martaen860/
Martaim860/
Martoyan801,384/
Martigne80252/
Marteijn80228/
Marthine80180/
Martayan80167/
Marthina80141/
Martahan80126/
Marthien8079/
Martağan8061/
Martoian8059/
Martiyan8051/
Martijan8033/
Martiyon8027/
Martasen8024/
Marthing8022/
Marttine8020/
Marthand8019/
Maarthin8014/
Martisen8013/
Martinhs8011/
Marteyan8010/
Martuing809/
Martaung808/
Martitin808/
Marthant806/
Martasim804/
Martthan804/
Marthein803/
Mahartan802/
Maurtand801/
Martisin801/
Martajim801/
Mortaine801/
Martinhk801/
Marhtasn801/
Marthinn801/
Martiion801/
Martoine801/
Martoing801/
Martojan801/
Martinhg801/
Mortajin801/
Marthann800/
Mourtain800/
Marteing800/
Mortgain800/
Marttand800/
Mertan77369/
Mortan77328/
Martam77233/
Marťan7722/
Martjn773/
Martãn772/
Martán771/
Mortajine75378/
Martanová75265/
Mardthing75110/
Martanova7590/
Mortaigne7584/
Martthing754/
Maarthina753/
Marthesin752/
Martiyank751/
Martychin751/
Marthaann751/
Martehyan751/
Martthaen751/
Marthayan751/
Marthen711,386/
Marteen71763/
Mortean71318/
Merthan71169/
Mortine71107/
Martene71103/
Marteyn71102/
Martham7190/
Mortein7176/
Martgen7137/
Martíne718/
Mortgan715/
Mortang715/
Mortant715/
Morthan714/
Mordtan714/
Martynh714/
Mortien712/
Marttam711/
Martyschin711/
Marthinova711/
Mortane711/
Moortan711/
Martène711/
Marthán711/
Martijssen711/
Morthin711/
Martoun710/
Mehrtan710/
Mourtan710/
Martyen710/
Martiyanova67849/
Mortagne67413/
Martheyn6791/
Mortehan6773/
Martiyem6771/
Maarthen6735/
Marteene6730/
Martesen6730/
Mortisen6716/
Martheen6712/
Mertoian677/
Martoyon675/
Martteen673/
Mortahan673/
Matrtham671/
Morttand671/
Martoung671/
Morthien671/
Moorthan671/
Martaham671/
Marteenh671/
Mairtene671/
Mardtuen671/
Merthien670/

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Martain Reference & Research

Martin FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.

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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 Martain
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