Marthias Surname

518,137th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 629 people bear this surname

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

Marthias Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Marthias Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria5021:352,87419,032
Papua New Guinea831:98,23813,191
Indonesia151:8,816,613340,855
Brazil91:23,786,037375,389
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Botswana41:546,73222,624
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Wales41:392,10412,338
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Marthias (1,651) may also be a first name.

Marthias Last Name Facts

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

Marthias (Oriya: ମାଥିର୍ଆସ୍) occurs most in Nigeria. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Marthias.

How Common Is The Last Name Marthias? popularity and diffusion

Marthias is the 518,137th most frequent family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 11,585,924 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 82 percent of Marthias are found; 80 percent are found in West Africa and 80 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 189,613th most commonly occurring given name internationally It is held by 1,651 people.

It is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 502 people, or 1 in 352,874. In Nigeria it is most common in: Adamawa, where 14 percent live, Kaduna, where 12 percent live and Benue, where 8 percent live. Beside Nigeria Marthias is found in 10 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 13 percent live and Indonesia, where 2 percent live.

Marthias Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Marthias has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Marthias surname increased 150 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Martias931,335/
Marthia9372/
Marthios8813/
Martiahs885/
Marthiah881/
Marttias881/
Marthiae881/
Martia86511/
Martija802,231/
Martiah80849/
Martyas80136/
Martiat8067/
Martios8030/
Marthya8020/
Marteas8018/
Marttia809/
Martiha805/
Marthea805/
Martiac803/
Martiaz802/
Martyha801/
Martjia801/
Mortias801/
Martiax800/
Martyash7514/
Marthieo7513/
Martijaš757/
Mourtias754/
Martieau752/
Martheau751/
Martyast751/
Martihau751/
Martegia750/
Martea71361/
Martya71225/
Martio71170/
Mortia714/
Martja713/
Marťas711/
Marteau678,125/
Martijo6729/
Marttio6722/
Martiho673/
Maurtya672/
Martyasova672/
Morthja672/
Marteay671/
Marteaz671/
Mourtogias671/
Martieo670/
Morteas670/

Marthias Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Marthias in the Oriya language
ମାଥିର୍ଆସ୍mathir'as50
ମାଥିର୍ଆସmathir'asa50

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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 Marthias
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