Matalah Surname
Approximately 34 people bear this surname
Matalah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritania | 12 | 1:341,239 | 14,334 |
| Israel | 8 | 1:1,069,704 | 62,476 |
| Algeria | 4 | 1:9,657,888 | 64,782 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Yemen | 2 | 1:13,212,647 | 40,633 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
Matalah (87) may also be a first name.
Matalah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Matalah Come From? nationality or country of origin
Matalah (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﻌﻄﻞ, Hindi: मतलाह) is found most in Mauritania. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Matalah? popularity and diffusion
The last name Matalah is the 3,373,373rd most frequently used family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 214,339,586 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 56 percent of Matalah reside; 38 percent reside in West Africa and 35 percent reside in Senegambia Africa. Matalah is also the 1,024,927th most prevalent first name internationally, held by 87 people.
The surname Matalah is most frequently held in Mauritania, where it is borne by 12 people, or 1 in 341,239. In Mauritania Matalah is most common in: Dakhlet Nouadhibou Region, where 50 percent live, Brakna Region, where 17 percent live and Gorgol Region, where 8 percent live. Not including Mauritania this last name is found in 8 countries. It is also found in Israel, where 24 percent live and Algeria, where 12 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Matalah Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Matalah in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻣﻌﻄﻞ | mtl | - |
| Matalah in the Hindi language | ||
| मतलाह | matalaha | - |
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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
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- 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 Matalah
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