Matans Surname

347,450th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,052 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Syria
Highest density in:
Syria

Matans Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Matans Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Syria9361:20,6211,504
Lebanon911:61,9464,688
Jordan221:401,92912,166
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471

Matans (2,601) may also be a first name.

Matans Last Name Facts

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

The surname Matans occurs in Syria more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Matans click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Matans? popularity and diffusion

It is the 347,450th most commonly occurring family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 6,927,325 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Matans are found; 100 percent are found in West Asia and 100 percent are found in Levant. It is also the 144,169th most widespread first name internationally It is held by 2,601 people.

Matans is most widespread in Syria, where it is carried by 936 people, or 1 in 20,621. In Syria Matans is mostly concentrated in: Damascus Governorate, where 68 percent are found, Homs Governorate, where 31 percent are found and Hama Governorate, where 1 percent are found. Besides Syria this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Lebanon, where 9 percent are found and Jordan, where 2 percent are found.

Matans Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is primarily Maronite (72%) in Lebanon.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mathans9243/
Mattans9234/
Maitans928/
Matains925/
Machtans86133/
Matthans8611/
Mathains863/
Matons83146/
Matams833/
Metans832/
Mattansch800/
Matanje771,900/
Matonse7799/
Mathams7777/
Mathens7753/
Mathons7717/
Matainz779/
Methans778/
Motauns774/
Mattons772/
Matamse771/
Mettans771/
Mothans771/
Mattams770/
Matthams71428/
Matanche7176/
Mathonse7169/
Machtanz7115/
Matthens7115/
Moutains712/
Mathanje711/
Mateinse711/
Matamshe711/
Matheuns711/
Mathoins710/
Mattanch710/
Matões672/
Mahattams671/
Mattheins671/
Metons671/
Motons671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Matans
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