Where Does The Last Name Matalah Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Matalah (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﻌﻄﻞ, Hindi: मतलाह) is held by more people in Mauritania than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Matalah? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This last name is the 3,373,373^rd most frequently occurring last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 214,339,586 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 56 percent of Matalah live; 38 percent live in West Africa and 35 percent live in Senegambia Africa. Matalah is also the 1,024,927^th most frequently held first name worldwide It is held by 87 people.

The last name is most widely held in Mauritania, where it is borne by 12 people, or 1 in 341,239. In Mauritania it is primarily concentrated in: Dakhlet Nouadhibou Region, where 50 percent are found, Brakna Region, where 17 percent are found and Gorgol Region, where 8 percent are found. Outside of Mauritania this last name exists in 8 countries. It also occurs in Israel, where 24 percent are found and Algeria, where 12 percent are found.