Matera Surname
Approximately 17,349 people bear this surname
Matera Surname User-submission:
Matera is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Matera in the Italian region Basilicata, province of Matera, with about 60,524 inhabitants.
Matera Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Italy | 8,875 | 1:6,891 | 921 |
| Poland | 1,821 | 1:20,872 | 3,133 |
| United States | 1,805 | 1:200,808 | 19,745 |
| India | 1,335 | 1:574,581 | 28,017 |
| France | 427 | 1:155,557 | 24,136 |
| Argentina | 364 | 1:117,427 | 9,911 |
| Brazil | 285 | 1:751,138 | 27,388 |
| Germany | 250 | 1:322,022 | 32,234 |
| Venezuela | 238 | 1:126,908 | 4,196 |
| Tanzania | 213 | 1:248,552 | 20,077 |
| Zimbabwe | 211 | 1:73,167 | 10,843 |
| Ukraine | 150 | 1:303,485 | 38,645 |
| Australia | 143 | 1:188,781 | 18,817 |
| Kenya | 139 | 1:332,229 | 20,203 |
| Albania | 128 | 1:22,766 | 3,844 |
| South Africa | 127 | 1:426,596 | 36,772 |
| Canada | 107 | 1:344,351 | 31,229 |
| Philippines | 85 | 1:1,191,038 | 93,973 |
| Palestine | 81 | 1:56,159 | 5,413 |
| Czechia | 65 | 1:163,592 | 24,859 |
| Colombia | 60 | 1:796,235 | 8,422 |
| England | 56 | 1:994,965 | 49,531 |
| Switzerland | 49 | 1:167,611 | 15,447 |
| Spain | 37 | 1:1,263,569 | 42,239 |
| Jordan | 36 | 1:245,623 | 10,225 |
| Papua New Guinea | 30 | 1:271,791 | 36,992 |
| Netherlands | 28 | 1:603,113 | 52,179 |
| Belgium | 27 | 1:425,802 | 43,971 |
| DR Congo | 27 | 1:2,736,280 | 122,818 |
| Uruguay | 19 | 1:180,619 | 14,948 |
| Finland | 18 | 1:305,372 | 22,464 |
| Malaysia | 18 | 1:1,638,568 | 67,452 |
| Chile | 15 | 1:1,174,432 | 21,998 |
| Niger | 14 | 1:1,370,858 | 28,349 |
| Indonesia | 8 | 1:16,531,149 | 488,268 |
| Taiwan | 6 | 1:3,907,458 | 23,065 |
| Russia | 6 | 1:24,020,509 | 493,300 |
| Thailand | 5 | 1:14,127,669 | 603,945 |
| Japan | 4 | 1:31,961,073 | 53,820 |
| Iraq | 4 | 1:8,755,414 | 23,373 |
| Tunisia | 4 | 1:152,656 | 17,743 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| Bahamas | 3 | 1:130,584 | 1,472 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| New Caledonia | 1 | 1:276,223 | 10,363 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
The alternate forms: Matéra (1) are calculated separately.
Matera (1,089) may also be a first name.
Matera Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Matera is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Matera in the Italian region Basilicata, province of Matera, with about 60,524 inhabitants.
- eduardomateraMatera Demographics
Matera Political Affiliation
in United States
United States
Average
Matera Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Matera Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Matera (Arabic: ماتيرا, Hindi: मतेरा, Marathi: मातेरा, Russian: Матера) occurs more in Italy more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms: Matéra. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Matera? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 30,776th most widely held surname internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 420,056 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 69 percent of Matera reside; 51 percent reside in Southwestern Europe and 51 percent reside in Italic Europe. Matera is also the 241,864th most frequently occurring given name in the world, held by 1,089 people.
It is most widely held in Italy, where it is carried by 8,875 people, or 1 in 6,891. In Italy Matera is most numerous in: Apulia, where 48 percent are found, Lombardy, where 11 percent are found and Basilicata, where 9 percent are found. Outside of Italy Matera exists in 61 countries. It is also found in Poland, where 10 percent are found and The United States, where 10 percent are found.
Matera Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Matera last name are 3.66% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 50.43% registered with the political party.
The amount Matera earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 16.51% less than the national average, earning €25,072 per year; in South Africa they earn 63.09% less than the national average, earning R 87,708 per year; in Colombia they earn 15.38% more than the national average, earning $26,195,200 COP per year; in United States they earn 21.93% more than the national average, earning $52,611 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.79% more than the national average, earning $58,024 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Matera Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Matera in the Marathi language | ||
| मातेरा | matera | 96.94 |
| मातेर | matera | 0.88 |
| मातेश | matesa | 0.58 |
| मतेरा | matera | 0.44 |
| माटेरा | matera | 0.39 |
| मानेरा | manera | 0.29 |
| गातेरा | gatera | 0.1 |
| मातेय | mateya | 0.1 |
| मातेरे | matere | 0.1 |
| मारेरा | marera | 0.1 |
| Matera in the Hindi language | ||
| मतेरा | matera | 50 |
| मटेरा | matera | 50 |
| Matera in the Russian language | ||
| Матера | matera | - |
| Matera in the Arabic language | ||
| ماتيرا | matyra | - |
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
- 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 Matera
- 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