Mater Surname
Approximately 14,929 people bear this surname
Mater Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yemen | 4,043 | 1:6,536 | 890 |
| Egypt | 3,417 | 1:26,905 | 2,987 |
| Sudan | 2,800 | 1:13,396 | 1,853 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1,352 | 1:22,822 | 3,209 |
| United States | 757 | 1:478,810 | 40,592 |
| Philippines | 588 | 1:172,174 | 27,954 |
| France | 303 | 1:219,217 | 34,056 |
| Netherlands | 217 | 1:77,821 | 13,137 |
| Germany | 180 | 1:447,253 | 39,773 |
| India | 165 | 1:4,648,881 | 119,525 |
| Canada | 160 | 1:230,285 | 22,082 |
| Kuwait | 125 | 1:30,406 | 3,898 |
| Brazil | 107 | 1:2,000,695 | 63,541 |
| Turkey | 100 | 1:778,214 | 38,497 |
| Poland | 64 | 1:593,887 | 54,038 |
| Indonesia | 54 | 1:2,449,059 | 145,688 |
| England | 47 | 1:1,185,491 | 55,443 |
| Iraq | 42 | 1:833,849 | 11,429 |
| Russia | 40 | 1:3,603,076 | 182,447 |
| Hungary | 36 | 1:272,674 | 21,202 |
| Argentina | 35 | 1:1,221,240 | 71,984 |
| DR Congo | 27 | 1:2,736,280 | 122,818 |
| Australia | 21 | 1:1,285,510 | 68,491 |
| Ukraine | 20 | 1:2,276,135 | 151,395 |
| Burkina Faso | 19 | 1:965,900 | 9,829 |
| Nigeria | 18 | 1:9,841,264 | 197,192 |
| Iran | 18 | 1:4,265,696 | 111,937 |
| Malaysia | 11 | 1:2,681,293 | 102,971 |
| Saint Lucia | 9 | 1:19,865 | 1,494 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Morocco | 9 | 1:3,830,678 | 54,497 |
| Tunisia | 8 | 1:76,328 | 12,820 |
| Belgium | 7 | 1:1,642,378 | 98,400 |
| Jordan | 7 | 1:1,263,205 | 16,935 |
| Venezuela | 6 | 1:5,034,013 | 43,431 |
| United Arab Emirates | 6 | 1:1,527,046 | 51,993 |
| Thailand | 6 | 1:11,773,058 | 553,295 |
| Nepal | 6 | 1:4,746,826 | 12,065 |
| Mexico | 6 | 1:20,687,701 | 53,861 |
| Italy | 5 | 1:12,231,338 | 126,430 |
| Spain | 5 | 1:9,350,407 | 109,555 |
| Papua New Guinea | 5 | 1:1,630,743 | 129,019 |
| Moldova | 5 | 1:712,274 | 39,996 |
| Pakistan | 4 | 1:44,660,971 | 115,884 |
| Peru | 4 | 1:7,946,031 | 41,846 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 1:2,737,638 | 105,941 |
| Syria | 3 | 1:6,433,674 | 16,197 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| Japan | 3 | 1:42,614,764 | 59,022 |
| Croatia | 2 | 1:2,114,302 | 85,143 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Liberia | 2 | 1:2,204,268 | 40,131 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Ecuador | 2 | 1:7,952,923 | 34,269 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1 | 1:112,659 | 1,704 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 11 | 1:402,715 | 14,385 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 16 | 1:1,523,461 | 51,234 |
| Scotland | 6 | 1:623,869 | 16,225 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 274 | 1:183,280 | 16,270 |
The alternate forms: Mäter (50) are calculated separately.
Mater (3,320) may also be a first name.
Mater Demographics
Average Male Mater Height
176.43 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Mater Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mater Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mater (Arabic: ماتير, Bengali: মতের, Hindi: मटेर, Marathi: मातेर, Oriya: ମାେତର, Russian: Матер) is carried by more people in Yemen than any other country/territory. It can also be found as: Mäter. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Mater? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 35,399th most commonly used last name globally It is held by around 1 in 488,147 people. The last name Mater is predominantly found in Asia, where 44 percent of Mater live; 42 percent live in North Africa and 42 percent live in Arabic North Africa. It is also the 124,047th most commonly held given name globally. It is borne by 3,320 people.
This surname is most prevalent in Yemen, where it is held by 4,043 people, or 1 in 6,536. In Yemen Mater is primarily concentrated in: Hajjah Governorate, where 25 percent reside, Sa'dah Governorate, where 20 percent reside and Lahij Governorate, where 17 percent reside. Without taking into account Yemen it occurs in 81 countries. It also occurs in Egypt, where 23 percent reside and Sudan, where 19 percent reside.
Mater Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Mater has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Mater surname grew 276 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 294 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it fell 83 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 91 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Mater Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Mater last name is principally Presbyterian (64%) in Ireland and Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States those holding the Mater surname are 18.31% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 65.08% being registered with the political party.
The amount Mater earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 1.31% more than the national average, earning $43,715 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.94% less than the national average, earning $44,248 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Mater Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Mater in the Bengali language | ||
| মতের | matera | - |
| Mater in the Oriya language | ||
| ମାେତର | maetara | - |
| Mater in the Hindi language | ||
| मटेर | matera | 83.33 |
| मतेर | matera | 16.67 |
| Mater in the Marathi language | ||
| मातेर | matera | 52.17 |
| मतेर | matera | 30.43 |
| मातेरे | matere | 17.39 |
| Mater in the Russian language | ||
| Матер | mater | - |
| Mater in the Arabic language | ||
| ماتير | matyr | - |
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Mater Reference & Research
Mater DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.
Mater FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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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 Mater
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis