Matern Surname

90,921st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,267 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Matern Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Matern Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany3,4471:23,3553,098
United States9291:390,16034,284
Russia2161:667,23657,409
France1921:345,95252,007
Poland821:463,52146,884
Kazakhstan541:327,45426,941
Austria501:170,30922,149
Canada351:1,052,73178,176
Hungary331:297,46322,531
Tanzania261:2,036,21647,850
Belarus251:380,04239,396
Ukraine201:2,276,135151,395
Australia171:1,587,98278,599
Brazil161:13,379,646256,605
England141:3,979,861125,553
Uruguay131:263,98118,914
Switzerland121:684,41046,196
South Africa121:4,514,809137,638
Netherlands121:1,407,26575,423
Spain91:5,194,67182,436
Kyrgyzstan91:663,62845,718
Denmark61:940,78647,603
Turkmenistan41:1,372,2786,164
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Palestine11:4,548,84918,388
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States711:707,30545,577

The alternate forms: Matérn (11) & Matèrn (1) are calculated separately.

Matern (50) may also be a first name.

Matern Last Name Facts

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

The last name Matern (Georgian: მათერნ, Hindi: मटेरन, Russian: Матерн) is most common in Germany. It can occur in the variant forms: Matérn or Matèrn. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Matern? popularity and diffusion

The last name Matern is the 90,921st most commonly occurring surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 1,383,624 people. The last name Matern is predominantly found in Europe, where 76 percent of Matern live; 70 percent live in Western Europe and 67 percent live in Germanic Europe. Matern is also the 1,412,538th most frequently held first name internationally, held by 50 people.

The last name is most frequently used in Germany, where it is borne by 3,447 people, or 1 in 23,355. In Germany Matern is most numerous in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 22 percent reside, Hesse, where 11 percent reside and Baden-Württemberg, where 10 percent reside. Outside of Germany Matern occurs in 45 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 18 percent reside and Russia, where 4 percent reside.

Matern Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Matern has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Matern surname expanded 1,308 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 233 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Matern Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Matern last name is principally Orthodox (73%) in Russia.

In The United States those bearing the Matern last name are 13.01% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 59.78% being registered with the party.

The amount Matern earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 53.97% less than the national average, earning R 109,380 per year; in United States they earn 2.73% more than the national average, earning $44,327 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.23% more than the national average, earning $51,783 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Matérn9411/
Matèrn941/
Mattern9216,158/
Materne924,012/
Mathern921,768/
Materin9250/
Materyn9236/
Mastern9235/
Materen925/
Materrn921/
Matherne864,490/
Matterne86485/
Matereng8624/
Materyna8610/
Matthern868/
Materina867/
Masterin865/
Matherin863/
Matteren863/
Matterin863/
Matternn863/
Matering862/
Matheren861/
Mateerne861/
Materion861/
Mateurin861/
Mastearn861/
Matteern861/
Maistern861/
Maiterne861/
Meathern860/
Matirn8336/
Motern8311/
Matarn836/
Metern831/
Maternová80517/
Matherion8020/
Maternova808/
Mattering804/
Mateirene803/
Mattherne802/
Matheruin801/
Matheurin801/
Masterind801/
Maitereng801/
Materring801/
Mathering800/
Matarin77996/
Mottern77917/
Matorin77911/
Matirne7787/
Matoryn7784/
Meitern7762/
Matyrin7731/
Maitarn7722/
Matarín7721/
Matoren7716/
Matiren7716/
Meteren7713/
Matirin7710/
Matérne777/
Matyryn777/
Mostern776/
Meterin774/
Mataren774/
Matharn772/
Mettern771/
Moteren771/
Moterin771/
Matereń771/
Mattèrn771/
Meetern771/
Mathorn771/
Mattorn770/
Matternová7517/
Mathernová755/
Mathernova752/
Meeteren71122/
Mautorin7147/
Matyryna7116/
Mosterin7114/
Matyrina7112/
Mahatarn7111/
Mauthorn717/
Mosterín713/
Maythorn712/
Matharen712/
Mathorin712/
Matirina712/
Mathirin712/
Meeteurn712/
Matyorin711/
Maitrene711/
Matorrin711/
Metherin711/
Metteren711/
Mooternh711/
Matirien711/
Mathyrin711/
Matharin711/
Mahatorn711/
Methoern710/
Mosteirin67228/
Mahathorn6736/
Mosteyrin6727/
Mosteirín676/
Metorn674/
Motorn673/
Mahatairn673/
Mataharen672/
Meisteren672/
Maytharin672/
Mattirina671/
Matyrnova671/
Matyorina671/
Mathérion671/
Mosteyrín671/
Meisterin671/

Matern Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Matern in the Georgian language
მათერნmatern-
Matern in the Hindi language
मटेरनmaterana-
Matern in the Russian language
Матернmatern-

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