Mat Surname

9,988th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 56,326 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Mat Surname Definition:

Mat. —This is a characteristic South of England name. Its principal home is in Devon and Cornwall. Less important centres are in Kent, Essex, Oxfordshire, and Berks. In the Hundred Rolls of the time of Edward I. we find that in the form of Le May it was numerously represented in Oxfordshire and Cambridgeshire, and less so in Kent.

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Mat Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia25,5891:1,153165
Vietnam4,8551:19,083368
South Sudan4,2271:2,701529
Turkey4,2011:18,5242,228
Egypt3,4471:26,6712,971
Saudi Arabia1,9481:15,8402,206
Indonesia1,4471:91,3959,553
India1,3391:572,86427,944
Nigeria1,3331:132,8908,617
Algeria1,0341:37,3616,778
DR Congo9781:75,5418,781
Pakistan7211:247,7725,610
Afghanistan6021:53,4111,811
United States4791:756,69959,021
Cambodia4261:36,3551,637
United Arab Emirates3781:24,2392,744
Qatar2811:8,391920
France2701:246,01038,043
Romania2531:79,3599,339
Morocco2391:144,25125,171
Thailand2261:312,55953,834
Belgium2001:57,4839,311
Papua New Guinea1921:42,4675,174
Philippines1461:693,41270,840
Portugal1421:73,3683,778
Iran1371:560,45631,943
Brunei1161:3,610593
England951:586,50635,379
Brazil821:2,610,66378,641
Netherlands711:237,84831,022
Kenya671:689,25229,975
Germany661:1,219,78078,810
Australia531:509,35338,491
Taiwan531:442,3543,378
Spain481:974,00136,812
Canada441:837,40065,151
Singapore431:128,0865,748
Mexico421:2,955,38622,751
Kuwait391:97,45410,676
Italy381:1,609,38783,030
South Africa331:1,641,74981,435
Cameroon311:669,97049,334
Botswana281:78,10513,263
Ukraine211:2,167,747147,417
Israel201:427,88233,464
Poland191:2,000,46098,816
Niger151:1,279,46826,841
Japan141:9,131,73544,780
Liberia131:339,11818,650
Angola91:2,998,8024,903
Hong Kong91:815,0543,802
China81:170,915,1968,932
Panama71:558,8949,437
Congo61:831,51616,072
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Argentina51:8,548,683204,003
Colombia51:9,554,81425,159
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Uganda51:7,807,856134,263
Chile41:4,404,11844,633
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Lebanon41:1,409,27119,641
Myanmar41:12,984,4961,309
Peru41:7,946,03141,846
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Somalia41:3,363,0155,093
Suriname41:138,1547,029
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Venezuela41:7,551,01953,668
Costa Rica31:1,593,3568,177
Croatia31:1,409,53570,997
Ecuador31:5,301,94930,184
Jamaica31:956,64910,513
Jordan31:2,947,47921,051
North Macedonia31:700,49123,754
Nicaragua31:2,007,0306,490
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Cape Verde21:264,8215,214
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
Latvia21:1,025,02341,546
Maldives21:202,0864,973
Mauritania21:2,047,43230,537
Mauritius21:646,70813,517
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Slovakia21:2,668,225118,680
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States521:965,74457,486

The alternate forms: Mát (12), Mâţ (51) & Mâț (1) are calculated separately.

Mat (209,935) may also be a first name.

Mat Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Mat. —This is a characteristic South of England name. Its principal home is in Devon and Cornwall. Less important centres are in Kent, Essex, Oxfordshire, and Berks. In the Hundred Rolls of the time of Edward I. we find that in the form of Le May it was numerously represented in Oxfordshire and Cambridgeshire, and less so in Kent.

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Mat Last Name Facts

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

Mat (Arabic: معات, Bengali: মত, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻣﺎﺕ, Hindi: मत, Marathi: मट, Oriya: ମତ) occurs more in Malaysia more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as: Mát, Mâţ or Mâț. Click here for other potential spellings of Mat.

How Common Is The Last Name Mat? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mat is the 9,988th most commonly held surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 129,382 people. It is mostly found in Asia, where 75 percent of Mat live; 58 percent live in Southeast Asia and 48 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 4,977th most numerous first name on earth It is held by 209,935 people.

It is most frequently used in Malaysia, where it is held by 25,589 people, or 1 in 1,153. In Malaysia Mat is mostly found in: Kelantan, where 24 percent reside, Kedah, where 12 percent reside and Selangor, where 12 percent reside. Beside Malaysia this surname occurs in 119 countries. It is also found in Vietnam, where 9 percent reside and South Sudan, where 8 percent reside.

Mat Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Mat has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Mat surname expanded 921 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 1,583 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Mat Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Mat surname is predominantly Muslim (100%) in Nigeria and Jewish (29%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Mat last name are 4.46% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 57.69% being registered to vote for the party.

Mat earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 14.38% less than the national average, earning $36,946 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mát8912/
Mate86199,591/
Mast8628,089/
Matt8618,102/
Maut8612,788/
Math869,370/
Maat867,848/
Meat866,525/
Mait864,182/
Mats861,539/
Majt86255/
Maht86130/
Mhat8686/
Mayt868/
Hmat865/
Madt864/
Mmat864/
Matd863/
Matp863/
Maât862/
M'At861/
Matė861/
Maït861/
Mazt861/
Ma8021,354,561/
Mâţ7851/
Mâț781/
Mahat75129,231/
Mathe7593,765/
Matte7525,081/
Mathh7517,144/
Maute758,553/
Maate756,864/
Match754,343/
Macht753,606/
Maust752,276/
Matts752,081/
Mağat751,518/
Mahut751,474/
Maste751,291/
Maite751,038/
Maith751,029/
Meath751,001/
Mault75795/
Madth75495/
Maait75472/
Mhate75460/
Maths75319/
Meats75252/
Mauth75252/
Maats75218/
Masht75214/
Ma'at75161/
Mhait75136/
Meaut75125/
Mayte7598/
Maitt7570/
Matth7567/
Maits7564/
Maath7534/
Maydt7525/
Maidt7524/
Mahth7524/
Maast7516/
Masst7516/
Mahyt7515/
Meate7514/
Mastt7514/
Maist7512/
Mayts7510/
Madte759/
Mahtp758/
Mhath758/
Mastø757/
Matsh756/
Masts756/
Mmath756/
Mauts756/
Hmath755/
Mauyt755/
Majht754/
Mhhat754/
Mayth753/
Maatt753/
Maytt753/
Hmate753/
Mastš753/
Maëtz753/
Mautt752/
Meatz752/
Mmate752/
Maïte752/
Majth752/
Mathd751/
Mauht751/
Mathp751/
Meatt751/
Mauut751/
Mathz751/
Meast751/
Maîte751/
Mašte751/
Mmats751/
Mastd751/
Mastz751/
Matdd751/
Matds751/
Mmazt751/
Mahst751/
Hmmat751/
Maudt750/
Mai671,714,017/
May671,051,639/
Mas67187,843/
Mau6766,892/
Mah6759,927/
Maa6733,493/
Maj6727,175/
Moa6721,480/
Mea6715,044/
Mot6714,869/
Mma6711,570/
Mad678,000/
Maz676,949/
Maï673,755/
Map673,611/
Mahaut672,114/
Mauthe671,988/
Matova671,616/
Mha671,021/
Matthe67781/
Mahath67780/
Hma67767/
Matowa67651/
Maheut67498/
Maathe67489/
Mahatt67482/
Mahait67480/
Maç67419/
Maiste67361/
Machts67361/
Mağ67285/
Mahats67266/
Matová67251/
Meatte67198/
Maitte67117/
Meathe6785/
Maş6784/
Mautte6778/
Mga6774/
Meadth6747/
Maggit6747/
Maithe6743/
Mahaat6727/
Maaste6724/
Mashte6721/
Mhaith6721/
Maî6721/
Maatte6720/
Mhatte6716/
Maathz6715/
Mathhe6714/
Mathhd6714/
Mmaite6713/
Mahatd6713/
Méa6713/
Mathth6710/
Masthe6710/
Mahsht679/
Mmahat677/
Mhaite677/
Mayste675/
Maythe675/
Maytte674/
Maasht674/
Matths674/
MacHte673/
Mhaste672/
Maitch672/
Meateh672/
Maź672/
Maaate672/
Meault671/
Maistt671/
Mazthe671/
Masste671/
Maatch671/
Madthe671/
Mgauth671/
Mhathe671/
Mheath671/
H'Matt671/
Mattte671/
Maí671/
Maá671/
Maĭ671/
Mưa671/
Math's671/
Maudte671/
M'A671/
M'Mate671/
Maaite671/
Ma'ate671/
Mahatz671/
Maâ671/
Mađ671/
Maś671/
Mót671/
Ėma671/
Ėmaitė671/
'Mathe671/
Maiths671/
Mmaist671/
Mmathe671/
Mmatte671/
Mashtd671/
Mashth671/
Mathhs671/
Maddth671/
Maazth671/
Magytt670/
Meacht670/
Maistz670/

Mat Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mat in the Bengali language
মতmata76.92
মাতmata15.38
মৈতmaita7.69
Mat in the Hindi language
मतmata62.86
मातmata20.57
मटmata13.14
मत्mat1.14
Mat in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻣﺎﺕamat44.44
ﺍﻣﺎﺓamat22.22
ﻣﺎﺕmat22.22
ﺃﻣﺎﺕamat11.11
Mat in the Marathi language
मटmata41.43
मातmata20
मतmata18.57
माटmata11.43
मतेmate8.57
Mat in the Oriya language
ମତmata31.55
ମଟmata26.74
ମାତmata25.67
ମାଟmata11.76
ମତ୍mat1.07
ମାତ୍mat1.07
Mat in the Arabic language
معاتmat-
عمتmt-
مطmt-
مةmt-
متmt-
ميتmyt-
ماتmat-

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