Matahir Surname

574,640th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 548 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Brunei

Matahir Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Matahir Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan2421:738,19810,838
Brunei2261:1,853341
Malaysia431:685,91232,468
England161:3,482,379114,324
India81:95,883,173728,828
Indonesia81:16,531,149488,268
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945

Matahir (1,334) may also be a first name.

Matahir Last Name Facts

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

The surname Matahir (Bengali: মতাহির, Hindi: मताहिर, Marathi: मताहीर) is more frequently found in Pakistan than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Matahir? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 574,640th most common family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 13,298,441 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 97 percent of Matahir reside; 51 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 51 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Matahir is also the 215,053rd most frequently held first name globally, held by 1,334 people.

This last name is most commonly held in Pakistan, where it is borne by 242 people, or 1 in 738,198. In Pakistan Matahir is mostly found in: Punjab, where 48 percent live, Sindh, where 28 percent live and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 21 percent live. Outside of Pakistan this surname is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in Brunei, where 41 percent live and Malaysia, where 8 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Madtahir9372/
Mattahir938/
Matahuir931/
Mathahir931/
Mautahir931/
Maaztahir882/
Matohir86120/
Motahir8667/
Metahir8637/
Mataher8611/
Matehir861/
Mahahtahir821/
Moutahir801,247/
Motahhir80180/
Mattohir8073/
Madtohir8039/
Mottahir806/
Mothahir801/
Moetahir801/
Moitahir801/
Mataer7727/
Mohdtahir7514/
Moutahhir7512/
Motaher71756/
Mattheijer7177/
Matoher713/
Matheur712/
Moh'dtahir711/
Mataere711/
Mehtaher6726/
Moutaher6712/
Medtaher672/
Matouire671/
Metaiyer671/
Mattheur670/

Matahir Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Matahir in the Bengali language
মতাহিরmatahira96.67
মতহিরmatahira3.33
Matahir in the Hindi language
मताहिरmatahira87.5
मोताहिरmotahira6.25
मताहीरmatahira6.25
Matahir in the Marathi language
मताहीरmatahira50
मतािहरmataihara50

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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
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  • 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 Matahir
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