Matalqa Surname
Approximately 1,310 people bear this surname
Matalqa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jordan | 1,297 | 1:6,818 | 1,346 |
| United States | 7 | 1:51,779,848 | 968,877 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Palestine | 1 | 1:4,548,849 | 18,388 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
Matalqa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Matalqa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Matalqa (Arabic: مطالقه) is carried by more people in Jordan than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Matalqa.
How Common Is The Last Name Matalqa? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 291,938th most common last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 5,563,012 people. The last name Matalqa is primarily found in Asia, where 99 percent of Matalqa reside; 99 percent reside in West Asia and 99 percent reside in Levant.
Matalqa is most frequent in Jordan, where it is carried by 1,297 people, or 1 in 6,818. In Jordan Matalqa is most common in: Irbid Governorate, where 79 percent live, Madaba Governorate, where 6 percent live and Zarqa Governorate, where 6 percent live. Besides Jordan Matalqa exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 1 percent live and Australia, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Matalqa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Matalqa in the Arabic language | ||
| مطالقه | mtalqh | - |
| مطالقة | mtalqt | - |
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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 Matalqa
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