Matalan Surname

3,274,477th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 36 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Matalan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Matalan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea181:452,98457,838
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
England21:27,859,030389,889
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437

Matalan (17) may also be a first name.

Matalan Last Name Facts

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

Matalan (Hindi: मतलां, Russian: Маталан) is found most frequently in Papua New Guinea. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Matalan? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,274,477th most widespread surname globally, held by around 1 in 202,431,831 people. Matalan occurs mostly in Oceania, where 58 percent of Matalan live; 50 percent live in Oceania Islands and 50 percent live in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 2,694,839th most frequent forename in the world, held by 17 people.

This surname is most numerous in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 18 people, or 1 in 452,984. In Papua New Guinea Matalan is most prevalent in: Madang, where 67 percent live and East New Britain, where 33 percent live. Excluding Papua New Guinea Matalan occurs in 11 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 8 percent live and The Philippines, where 8 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Matalan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Matalan in the Hindi language
मतलांmatalam-
Matalan in the Russian language
Маталанmatalan-

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Matalan
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