Matalab Surname

438,773rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 781 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Matalab Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Matalab Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran6971:110,16110,550
Philippines411:2,469,225130,198
India381:20,185,931296,209
Pakistan41:44,660,971115,884
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437

Matalab (4,761) may also be a first name.

Matalab Last Name Facts

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

The last name Matalab (Arabic: مطّلب, Bengali: মতলব, Hindi: मतलब, Marathi: मटलाब, Oriya: ମତଲବ) is found most in Iran. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Matalab? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 438,773rd most common last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 9,331,045 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Matalab are found; 95 percent are found in South Asia and 90 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Matalab is also the 99,171st most commonly held given name internationally. It is borne by 4,761 people.

Matalab is most frequently occurring in Iran, where it is held by 697 people, or 1 in 110,161. In Iran Matalab is mostly found in: Tehran Province, where 24 percent reside, Isfahan Province, where 23 percent reside and East Azerbaijan Province, where 17 percent reside. Apart from Iran this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also found in The Philippines, where 5 percent reside and India, where 5 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Matalabh932/
Motalab863,375/
Matalob862,676/
Mataleb86452/
Matelab8610/
Matalaw866/
Metalab862/
Matolab861/
Matalova80150/
Mataloob8024/
Mottalab805/
Mattaleb801/
Mothalab801/
Matalleb801/
Motalaib801/
Motalyab801/
Madtaleb801/
Mashtalap7566/
Maitalova754/
Matailova752/
Motaleb7120,497/
Matalov7172/
Matelap716/
Metalap715/
Metaleb713/
Matalapova712/
Motelab712/
Mateleb711/
Matoleb711/
Mottaleb675,137/
Motalleb67396/
Motalova67212/
Matoloob671/
Mateloob671/
Motaliob671/
Motaleeb671/
Mastalov671/

Matalab Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Matalab in the Bengali language
মতলবmatalaba-
Matalab in the Oriya language
ମତଲବmatalaba-
Matalab in the Hindi language
मतलबmatalaba97.44
मतलूबmataluba2.56
Matalab in the Marathi language
मटलाबmatalaba33.33
मतलुबmataluba33.33
मतलबmatalaba33.33
Matalab in the Arabic language
مطّلبmtlb-
مطلبmtlb-

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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 Matalab
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