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 has its highest incidence in Italy. It can be found in the variant forms: Matéria or Máteria. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Materia? popularity and diffusion

The surname Materia is the 325,895th most widespread family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 6,386,982 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 64 percent of Materia live; 62 percent live in Southwestern Europe and 61 percent live in Italic Europe. Materia is also the 1,688,769th most numerous given name internationally. It is borne by 37 people.

The last name Materia is most frequent in Italy, where it is carried by 701 people, or 1 in 87,242. In Italy Materia is most numerous in: Sicily, where 82 percent are found, Lazio, where 7 percent are found and Umbria, where 5 percent are found. Beside Italy this surname is found in 29 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 19 percent are found and Australia, where 7 percent are found.

Materia Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Materia has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Materia last name rose 7,167 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Materia Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Materia last name are 5.1% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 58.33% being registered to vote for 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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  • 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 Materia
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