Matem Surname

678,631st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 439 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Matem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Matem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania2911:181,93015,797
Papua New Guinea311:263,02335,917
Bulgaria251:279,15614,366
Cameroon171:1,221,71073,195
India161:47,941,586492,263
Algeria131:2,971,65845,332
Thailand111:6,421,668407,040
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
England11:55,718,059489,080
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Matem (319) may also be a first name.

Matem Last Name Facts

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

The last name Matem (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﺎﺗﻢ, Russian: Матем, Tibetan: དམར་ཀྲེམོ།) is found most frequently in Tanzania. It may also appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Matem.

How Common Is The Last Name Matem? popularity and diffusion

The last name Matem is the 678,631st most commonly used last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 16,600,332 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 75 percent of Matem reside; 67 percent reside in East Africa and 67 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Matem is also the 491,536th most commonly held forename on earth, held by 319 people.

Matem is most prevalent in Tanzania, where it is held by 291 people, or 1 in 181,930. In Tanzania it is mostly found in: Kilimanjaro Region, where 86 percent live, Dar es Salaam Region, where 3 percent live and Tanga Region, where 3 percent live. Outside of Tanzania Matem occurs in 27 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 7 percent live and Bulgaria, where 6 percent live.

Matem Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Matem has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Matem surname rose 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Matem Last Name Statistics demography

Matem earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 51.4% less than the national average, earning $20,969 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Maitem911,892/
Mathem91768/
Mateme91468/
Mattem91343/
Mateum91125/
Mateem9139/
Meatem9114/
Maetem9113/
Maatem9111/
Mahtem914/
Mateam913/
Mastem912/
Mateim912/
Maytem912/
Mhattem83137/
Matemhe8397/
Matheem836/
Matthem834/
Matteem833/
Mattemn833/
Mahatem832/
Mmateme832/
Matheme831/
Mathiem831/
Masthem831/
Maythem831/
Mateeme831/
Matemne831/
Matteum831/
Maitemg831/
Maithem831/
Matheim830/
Maten80817/
Matim80510/
Masem80466/
Matne80144/
Motem8091/
Metem8049/
Maßem8034/
Macem802/
Mateń801/
Matemgue772/
Mahjteme771/
Mattheim770/
Mam7533,855/
Mateen7338,735/
Masten734,449/
Matten731,601/
Mathen731,339/
Maitim731,198/
Moteme73682/
Matime73583/
Massem73353/
Maiten73230/
Mettem73224/
Maaten73207/
Mataen73198/
Mateng73183/
Matien73112/
Matend73110/
Mathne7395/
Maseem7384/
Mastim7372/
Mottem7370/
Mataim7367/
Matiom7353/
Mahtim7349/
Mastne7348/
Mauten7346/
Maasem7341/
Methem7334/
Mahten7326/
Moteem7323/
Matuim7322/
Mathim7322/
Mausem7321/
Mattim7320/
MacHem7317/
Maetim7314/
Meutem7313/
Meetem7313/
Moutem7312/
Meteem7311/
Masiem7310/
Matent738/
Moitem737/
Maatim737/
Madten735/
Mothem734/
Meaten734/
Mautim733/
Mhatim733/
Mayten733/
Maisem733/
Majcem732/
Mateun732/
Matuen732/
Masemg732/
Mahtne731/
Mhatne731/
Mootem731/
Mmatim731/
Matenț731/
Matenn731/
Motemn731/
Meytem731/
Mohtem731/
Meteum731/
Matoim731/
Maitne730/
Matnne730/
Mateimova716/
Mane67609,698/
Hmam673,151/
Mant671,780/
Matheen671,622/
Mamn671,549/
Maam671,262/
Maim671,085/
Meachem67989/
Mamd67625/
Meim67550/
Meam67505/
Maassem67436/
Mathien67430/
Maum67328/
Mham67290/
Mauthen67125/
Mmam6775/
Mamh6774/
Masteng6755/
Mattien6751/
Matn6751/
Matteen6746/
Mahatim6739/
Matthen6738/
Mamt6733/
Matteng6732/
Mathaen6729/
Mamg6727/
Mamk6724/
Maissem6724/
Mausten6722/
Mhateng6722/
Hmasten6717/
Maiteng6715/
Matenne6714/
Matienė6714/
Matinne6714/
Motheme6714/
Maithim6713/
Masteen6711/
Meeteam6711/
Mathime679/
Mosstem677/
Mahaten676/
Mathaim676/
Maym676/
Madteng676/
M'Am675/
Mahteen674/
Maitene674/
Mamì674/
Mmateen674/
Mosthem673/
Mouteme673/
Maathne672/
Mauseem672/
Maithen672/
Matehen672/
Mattaen672/
Majteen672/
Mayssem672/
Moteame672/
Mattyom672/
Maythen671/
Maiteen671/
Mahtaen671/
Mahatne671/
Mastaim671/
Meiteem671/
Maytime671/
Meathen671/
Mhachem671/
Maatien671/
Masseem671/
Matteun671/
Matthne671/
Matisme671/
Mahtoim671/
Meassem671/
Meatien671/
Mouthem671/
Mhataen671/
Methiem671/
Mayteen671/
Mathuen671/
Moutesm671/
Maàssem671/
Maitime671/
Mahchem671/
Mattuen671/
Mmaseem671/
Macheem671/
Maysten670/
Maitten670/
Mattism670/
Mathenn670/
Mattesn670/
Mattend670/

Matem Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Matem in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻣﺎﺗﻢmatm-
Matem in the Tibetan language
དམར་ཀྲེམོ།martremo40
དམར་ཀྲེམ།martrem26.67
མ་ཀྲེམ།matrem13.33
དམར་ཀྲེམོ་martremo6.67
སྨ་རྟེན་maten6.67
མ་ཀྲེམོ།matremo6.67
Matem in the Russian language
Матемmatem-

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