Matahor Surname

2,555,468th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 57 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Matahor Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Matahor Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria551:3,220,77797,902
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Matahor Last Name Facts

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

Matahor is most common in Nigeria. It can be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Matahor? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,555,468th most frequently used surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 127,851,683 people. The last name Matahor is predominantly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Matahor reside; 96 percent reside in West Africa and 96 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

This surname is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 55 people, or 1 in 3,220,777. In Nigeria Matahor is most numerous in: Delta, where 67 percent live and Lagos, where 31 percent live. Besides Nigeria it exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 2 percent live and Sweden, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Metahor8630/
Mataore8611/
Matohor869/
Motahor868/
Matayor864/
Mattaor860/
Motahour8025/
Motahoor8012/
Matahaur805/
Mahthoar802/
Mathaoor801/
Motahhor801/
Matahuir801/
Mathahur801/
Matoar771/
Maasthoar753/
Matoare71122/
Matohar7117/
Matouar712/
Matoyor710/
Motahhar6748/
Moothoar671/
Metuohor671/
Mostahur671/
Moutahhar631/
Motayyar531/

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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
  • 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 Matahor
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