Materna Surname

120,492nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,805 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Czechia

Materna Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Materna Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland1,5391:24,6973,786
Germany9401:85,64410,825
Czechia5041:21,0983,239
United States4631:782,84960,614
Ukraine591:771,57178,489
Austria561:152,06120,229
England511:1,092,51152,584
Canada231:1,601,982107,690
France221:3,019,215204,848
Australia211:1,285,51068,491
Belgium191:605,08754,956
Switzerland151:547,52838,365
Ecuador141:1,136,13215,474
Brazil121:17,839,528311,080
Iceland101:38,0092,599
Slovakia81:667,05668,191
Italy71:8,736,670118,213
Denmark61:940,78647,603
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Bolivia31:3,538,81111,393
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Andorra11:83,8382,381
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

The alternate forms: Materná (1) are calculated separately.

Materna (232) may also be a first name.

Materna Last Name Facts

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

The last name Materna (Russian: Матерна) is found most frequently in Poland. It may occur in the variant forms: Materná. For other possible spellings of Materna click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Materna? popularity and diffusion

Materna is the 120,492nd most prevalent surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 1,915,255 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 85 percent of Materna are found; 56 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 54 percent are found in West Slavic Europe. It is also the 588,797th most frequently used given name world-wide, held by 232 people.

This surname is most widely held in Poland, where it is carried by 1,539 people, or 1 in 24,697. Excluding Poland this last name exists in 35 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 25 percent are found and Czechia, where 13 percent are found.

Materna Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Materna has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Materna last name increased 46,300 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Materna Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Materna surname are 7.21% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 60.44% being registered with the party.

The amount Materna earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 9.18% more than the national average, earning $47,108 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.88% less than the national average, earning $41,793 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Materna Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Materna in the Russian language
Матернаmaterna-

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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 Materna
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