Matanzas Surname

1,152,132nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 208 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Spain
Highest density in:
Spain

Matanzas Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Matanzas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Spain1541:303,58518,224
Cuba171:677,8075,957
United States161:22,653,683662,747
Brazil151:14,271,622267,944
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459

Matanzas Last Name Facts

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

The last name Matanzas occurs more in Spain more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Matanzas? popularity and diffusion

Matanzas is the 1,152,132nd most common surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 35,036,278 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 74 percent of Matanzas reside; 74 percent reside in Southwestern Europe and 74 percent reside in Iberian Europe.

This last name is most frequently held in Spain, where it is held by 154 people, or 1 in 303,585. In Spain Matanzas is mostly concentrated in: Cantabria, where 32 percent reside, Galicia, where 32 percent reside and Asturias, where 10 percent reside. Not including Spain it exists in 7 countries. It is also common in Cuba, where 8 percent reside and The United States, where 8 percent reside.

Matanzas Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Matanzas last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% being registered with the party.

Matanzas earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 20.33% less than the national average, earning $34,375 USD per year.

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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 Matanzas
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