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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) has its highest incidence in Yemen. It can also be found in the variant forms: Mäter. For other potential spellings of Mater click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mater? ^{popularity and diffusion}

It is the 35,399^th most numerous last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 488,147 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 44 percent of Mater reside; 42 percent reside in North Africa and 42 percent reside in Arabic North Africa. It is also the 124,047^th most widespread first name at a global level. It is borne by 3,320 people.

This last name is most widespread in Yemen, where it is held by 4,043 people, or 1 in 6,536. In Yemen Mater is most frequent in: Hajjah Governorate, where 25 percent are found, Sa'dah Governorate, where 20 percent are found and Lahij Governorate, where 17 percent are found. Besides Yemen this last name exists in 81 countries. It also occurs in Egypt, where 23 percent are found and Sudan, where 19 percent are found.

Mater Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Mater has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Mater last name rose 276 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 294 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it declined 83 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 91 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Mater Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is chiefly Presbyterian (64%) in Ireland and Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those holding the Mater last name are 18.31% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 65.08% being registered to vote for the 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.