Matahon Surname

1,453,389th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 147 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Philippines

Matahon Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Matahon Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan781:1,639,02925,369
Philippines651:1,557,511106,526
Romania41:5,019,46862,922

Matahon Last Name Facts

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

The last name Matahon is carried by more people in Japan than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Matahon.

How Common Is The Last Name Matahon? popularity and diffusion

The last name Matahon is the 1,453,389th most frequently used last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 49,575,142 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 97 percent of Matahon live; 53 percent live in East Asia and 53 percent live in Nippono-Asia.

Matahon is most frequently held in Japan, where it is carried by 78 people, or 1 in 1,639,029. In Japan Matahon is mostly found in: Toyama Prefecture, where 76 percent live, Ishikawa Prefecture, where 21 percent live and Nagano Prefecture, where 1 percent live. Besides Japan this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in The Philippines, where 44 percent live and Romania, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Matahon
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis