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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/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms: Matán or Matań. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

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

It is the 34,991^st most commonly held family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 481,885 people. The surname occurs predominantly 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 22,713^th most frequently occurring given name at a global level, borne by 38,937 people.

The last name is most widespread in Somalia, where it is held by 6,911 people, or 1 in 1,946. Barring Somalia Matan is found in 77 countries. It also occurs in Somaliland, where 11 percent live and Vanuatu, where 5 percent live.

Matan Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Matan has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Matan surname expanded 2,144 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Matan Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Matan last name is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland, Muslim (100%) in Kenya and Christian (97%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those holding the Matan last name are 10.41% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 63.64% being registered to vote for the 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.