Marthew Surname

1,581,912th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 129 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Marthew Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Marthew Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1061:1,671,15861,739
Malaysia131:2,268,78789,138
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019
England21:27,859,030389,889
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Marthew (252) may also be a first name.

Marthew Last Name Facts

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

The last name Marthew (Oriya: ମାଥିଉ) is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Marthew.

How Common Is The Last Name Marthew? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,581,912th most numerous family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 56,492,604 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 83 percent of Marthew are found; 83 percent are found in West Africa and 82 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Marthew is also the 561,423rd most commonly held first name globally, held by 252 people.

It is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 106 people, or 1 in 1,671,158. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Kaduna, where 28 percent reside, Federal Capital Territory, where 15 percent reside and Akwa Ibom, where 12 percent reside. Beside Nigeria it occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Malaysia, where 10 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 4 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Martthew937/
Marthiew931/
Martew923/
Morthew8613/
Merthew861/
Marttew861/
Meirthew8039/
Merrthew802/
Maartews801/
Marttews801/
Martev77123/
Martiw776/
Marteva71112/
Marteev7117/
Marthiv7110/
Martiev712/
Martife712/
Marteif711/
Martiph710/
Morteb6239/
Mortev6217/
Martib6213/
Martiv626/
Mertev625/
Martif623/
Mortef621/
Martyv621/
Morteva5718/
Morteff577/
Merteev575/
Martaib573/
Mertiev572/
Martyov571/
Martiov571/
Mertief570/

Marthew Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Marthew in the Oriya language
ମାଥିଉmathi'u-

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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
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  • 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 Marthew
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