Marthar Surname

3,882,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 26 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Liberia
Highest density in:
Iceland

Marthar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Marthar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Liberia71:629,79127,063
Kenya51:9,235,98055,978
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Iceland11:380,09011,096
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States171:2,954,040135,915

Marthar (3,255) may also be a first name.

Marthar Last Name Facts

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

The surname Marthar (Hindi: मर्थर) is most common in Liberia. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Marthar? popularity and diffusion

Marthar is the 3,882,373rd most frequently used surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 280,290,228 people. The surname Marthar is primarily found in Africa, where 69 percent of Marthar live; 42 percent live in West Africa and 27 percent live in Anglo-West Africa. It is also the 125,579th most prevalent forename in the world, borne by 3,255 people.

This last name is most prevalent in Liberia, where it is carried by 7 people, or 1 in 629,791. In Liberia Marthar is most common in: Montserrado County, where 71 percent reside, Bong County, where 14 percent reside and Lofa County, where 14 percent reside. Other than Liberia this last name exists in 10 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 19 percent reside and Nigeria, where 15 percent reside.

Marthar Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Marthar has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Marthar surname decreased 82 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Martahar931/
Marthart930/
Martar92196/
Marthor8622/
Morthar865/
Martare863/
Martart861/
Martarr861/
Marttar861/
Martair860/
Morthart800/
Martor771,929/
Martarova751/
Martore71139/
Martour714/
Mortair711/
Morthor711/
Marteur711/
Mhartor711/
Martoire6713/
Marttorp671/
Mortor6222/
Mertor622/
Mortore577/
Morrtor570/
Mourtor570/
Mortoire5337/

Marthar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Marthar in the Hindi language
मर्थरmarthara-

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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 Marthar
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