Materia Surname

325,895th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,141 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Italy

Materia Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Materia Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy7011:87,24215,111
United States2151:1,685,856112,021
Australia851:317,59627,389
Philippines441:2,300,869126,392
Argentina321:1,335,73276,713
Brazil121:17,839,528311,080
England111:5,065,278148,650
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
Mexico71:17,732,31550,495
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
France31:22,140,907385,998
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

The alternate forms: Matéria (7) & Máteria (1) are calculated separately.

Materia (37) may also be a first name.

Materia Last Name Facts

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

Materia is found in Italy more than any other country or territory. It may occur as: Matéria or Máteria. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Materia? popularity and diffusion

It is the 325,895th most widespread surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 6,386,982 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 64 percent of Materia reside; 62 percent reside in Southwestern Europe and 61 percent reside in Italic Europe. It is also the 1,688,769th most widespread forename worldwide, borne by 37 people.

This last name is most widely held in Italy, where it is borne by 701 people, or 1 in 87,242. In Italy Materia is most frequent in: Sicily, where 82 percent live, Lazio, where 7 percent live and Umbria, where 5 percent live. Besides Italy Materia exists in 29 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 19 percent live and Australia, where 7 percent live.

Materia Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Materia has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Materia surname grew 7,167 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Materia Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Materia surname are 5.1% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 58.33% registered with the political party.

The amount Materia earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 96.73% more than the national average, earning €59,077 per year and in United States they earn 7.02% more than the national average, earning $46,178 USD per year.

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Materia
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