Matan Surname
Approximately 15,123 people bear this surname
Matan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Somalia | 6,911 | 1:1,946 | 196 |
| Somaliland | 1,724 | 1:2,030 | 250 |
| Vanuatu | 787 | 1:335 | 49 |
| India | 676 | 1:1,134,712 | 46,229 |
| Kenya | 539 | 1:85,677 | 7,804 |
| Thailand | 514 | 1:137,429 | 21,347 |
| Poland | 433 | 1:87,780 | 13,581 |
| Philippines | 399 | 1:253,730 | 37,830 |
| Indonesia | 398 | 1:332,284 | 29,017 |
| United States | 343 | 1:1,056,732 | 77,214 |
| Croatia | 292 | 1:14,482 | 2,851 |
| Afghanistan | 287 | 1:112,032 | 2,749 |
| Israel | 260 | 1:32,914 | 4,636 |
| Malaysia | 249 | 1:118,451 | 7,826 |
| Pakistan | 233 | 1:766,712 | 11,103 |
| Nigeria | 166 | 1:1,067,125 | 44,499 |
| Niger | 127 | 1:151,118 | 5,529 |
| Papua New Guinea | 113 | 1:72,157 | 9,422 |
| Germany | 57 | 1:1,412,376 | 87,104 |
| Mexico | 50 | 1:2,482,524 | 20,876 |
| England | 48 | 1:1,160,793 | 54,689 |
| France | 48 | 1:1,383,807 | 136,859 |
| Turkey | 43 | 1:1,809,801 | 65,502 |
| Sweden | 38 | 1:259,125 | 17,909 |
| Canada | 37 | 1:995,827 | 74,831 |
| Ukraine | 36 | 1:1,264,519 | 108,003 |
| Russia | 35 | 1:4,117,802 | 198,221 |
| Romania | 31 | 1:647,673 | 45,663 |
| Iran | 22 | 1:3,490,115 | 99,764 |
| Norway | 19 | 1:270,647 | 28,127 |
| Argentina | 17 | 1:2,514,318 | 114,515 |
| Bulgaria | 17 | 1:410,524 | 19,195 |
| Ivory Coast | 16 | 1:1,441,952 | 30,506 |
| Slovenia | 15 | 1:165,845 | 14,188 |
| Montenegro | 11 | 1:58,142 | 3,476 |
| Australia | 10 | 1:2,699,570 | 109,631 |
| Kazakhstan | 10 | 1:1,768,250 | 83,699 |
| Cameroon | 10 | 1:2,076,907 | 105,188 |
| Liberia | 9 | 1:489,837 | 23,279 |
| United Arab Emirates | 8 | 1:1,145,284 | 40,289 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Switzerland | 6 | 1:1,368,819 | 77,571 |
| Marshall Islands | 6 | 1:8,637 | 1,214 |
| Guyana | 5 | 1:152,444 | 9,017 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 5 | 1:1,194,531 | 65,188 |
| Malawi | 4 | 1:4,279,777 | 24,060 |
| Iraq | 4 | 1:8,755,414 | 23,373 |
| Ethiopia | 4 | 1:24,386,566 | 19,165 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Djibouti | 4 | 1:228,733 | 966 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3 | 1:1,178,801 | 15,876 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Nepal | 2 | 1:14,240,478 | 17,812 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Kiribati | 1 | 1:113,407 | 1,341 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| South Sudan | 1 | 1:11,415,076 | 3,182 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1:2,825,289 | 17,010 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 16 | 1:3,138,668 | 142,671 |
The alternate forms: Matán (73) & Matań (4) are calculated separately.
Matan (38,937) may also be a first name.
Matan Demographics
Average Matan Salary in
United States
$48,610 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Matan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Matan Come From? nationality or country of origin
Matan (Arabic: ماتان, Bengali: মতন, Georgian: მატან, Hindi: मतन, Marathi: मटन, Oriya: ମାତନ, Russian: Матан) occurs more in Somalia more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as: Matán or Matań. Click here to see other possible spellings of Matan.
How Common Is The Last Name Matan? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 34,991st most prevalent surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 481,885 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 63 percent of Matan reside; 61 percent reside in East Africa and 61 percent reside in Cushitic Africa. Matan is also the 22,713th most commonly held forename on earth, held by 38,937 people.
The surname Matan is most prevalent in Somalia, where it is borne by 6,911 people, or 1 in 1,946. Without taking into account Somalia it occurs in 77 countries. It also occurs in Somaliland, where 11 percent reside and Vanuatu, where 5 percent reside.
Matan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Matan has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Matan surname increased 2,144 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Matan Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Matan surname is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland, Muslim (100%) in Kenya and Christian (97%) in Nigeria.
In The United States those bearing the Matan surname are 10.41% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 63.64% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Matan earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 12.66% more than the national average, earning $48,610 USD per year and in Canada they earn 29.37% less than the national average, earning $35,093 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Matan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Matan in the Oriya language | ||
| ମାତନ | matana | 95.43 |
| ମତନ | matana | 1.14 |
| ମଟନ | matana | 1.03 |
| ମାତାନ | matana | 0.46 |
| ମାଟାନ | matana | 0.23 |
| ମାତଂ | matam | 0.11 |
| ମାତାଂ | matam | 0.11 |
| ମାଟାନ୍ | matan | 0.11 |
| ମାଟନ | matana | 0.11 |
| ମାତାନ୍ | matan | 0.11 |
| ମତାନ | matana | 0.11 |
| Matan in the Bengali language | ||
| মতন | matana | 87.5 |
| মটন | matana | 12.5 |
| Matan in the Hindi language | ||
| मतन | matana | 59.07 |
| मतान | matana | 13.49 |
| मातन | matana | 12.56 |
| मटन | matana | 6.98 |
| मटान | matana | 5.12 |
| मतां | matam | 1.4 |
| माटन | matana | 0.47 |
| मटां | matam | 0.47 |
| मटना | matana | 0.47 |
| Matan in the Georgian language | ||
| მატან | matan | 50 |
| მათან | matan | 50 |
| Matan in the Marathi language | ||
| मटन | matana | 32.71 |
| मतन | matana | 21.5 |
| मातन | matana | 18.69 |
| तान | tana | 9.35 |
| रमजान | ramajana | 3.74 |
| मतान | matana | 2.8 |
| मतं | matam | 1.87 |
| मटाण | matana | 1.87 |
| माटन | matana | 0.93 |
| मालन | malana | 0.93 |
| मताण | matana | 0.93 |
| मातान | matana | 0.93 |
| मतां | matam | 0.93 |
| Matan in the Russian language | ||
| Матан | matan | - |
| Matan in the Arabic language | ||
| ماتان | matan | - |
| متان | mtan | - |
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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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- 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 Matan
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