Matarah Surname
Approximately 1,040 people bear this surname
Matarah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Syria | 734 | 1:26,296 | 1,782 |
| Yemen | 292 | 1:90,498 | 5,747 |
| Israel | 11 | 1:777,967 | 50,646 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Palestine | 1 | 1:4,548,849 | 18,388 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Matarah (8,300) may also be a first name.
Matarah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Matarah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Matarah (Arabic: مطرح) occurs most in Syria. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Matarah? popularity and diffusion
Matarah is the 350,743rd most frequently held family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 7,007,256 people. It is mostly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Matarah are found; 100 percent are found in West Asia and 71 percent are found in Levant. Matarah is also the 69,399th most frequently held first name throughout the world. It is borne by 8,300 people.
This surname is most frequently used in Syria, where it is carried by 734 people, or 1 in 26,296. In Syria Matarah is most numerous in: Aleppo Governorate, where 100 percent live. Without taking into account Syria it occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Yemen, where 28 percent live and Israel, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Matarah Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Matarah in the Arabic language | ||
| مطرح | mtrh | - |
| مطاره | mtarh | - |
| مطره | mtrh | - |
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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 Matarah
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