Math Surname

54,320th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,370 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Chad

Math Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Math Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India3,3781:227,07713,370
Chad8671:15,6771,955
Cameroon8491:24,4633,317
United States6521:555,91945,866
Egypt4581:200,73314,525
Bangladesh4511:353,3419,758
Pakistan4351:410,6767,663
Morocco2731:126,28622,036
Germany2581:312,03731,593
France1971:337,17150,874
Saudi Arabia1591:194,06229,524
United Arab Emirates1171:78,3107,074
Kenya1061:435,65923,420
Austria961:88,70213,087
DR Congo891:830,10857,152
Malaysia731:404,03021,053
Bahrain591:22,8584,582
Netherlands591:286,22334,881
Kuwait581:65,5297,566
Canada491:751,95159,756
Iran481:1,599,63662,090
Hungary431:228,28618,658
Senegal431:339,0541,775
Qatar411:57,5125,907
Cambodia391:397,1063,882
Australia351:771,30649,759
Thailand281:2,522,798271,580
Iraq261:1,346,98715,017
Singapore261:211,83510,313
South Africa251:2,167,10894,352
England221:2,532,63991,802
Indonesia221:6,011,327267,290
Ivory Coast211:1,098,63025,989
Nigeria181:9,841,264197,192
Sweden181:547,04239,827
Russia171:8,477,827301,506
Brazil161:13,379,646256,605
Denmark151:376,31425,792
China111:124,301,9616,553
Honduras91:979,6054,574
Togo91:805,3086,372
Guam81:20,0153,029
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Tunisia81:76,32812,820
Italy71:8,736,670118,213
Papua New Guinea71:1,164,817109,517
Belarus61:1,583,51089,472
Belgium61:1,916,107103,447
Scotland61:892,30328,047
Tanzania61:8,823,60272,091
Turkey61:12,970,237144,247
Croatia51:845,72148,179
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Congo41:1,247,27420,238
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Slovakia41:1,334,11294,300
Vietnam31:30,882,0184,101
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Bolivia21:5,308,21712,400
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
North Macedonia21:1,050,73626,362
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Syria21:9,650,51117,817
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland61:738,31121,113
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States691:727,80746,603

The alternate forms: Máth (93) are calculated separately.

Math (6,476) may also be a first name.

Math Last Name Facts

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

The surname Math (Arabic: عمته, Bengali: মথ, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﺎﺕ, Hindi: माठ, Marathi: मठ, Oriya: ମାଠ) has its highest incidence in India. It can be rendered in the variant forms: Máth. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Math? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 54,320th most common family name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 777,753 people. The last name is primarily found in Asia, where 53 percent of Math live; 46 percent live in South Asia and 35 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 81,600th most frequently used first name in the world It is held by 6,476 people.

It is most frequent in India, where it is borne by 3,378 people, or 1 in 227,077. In India it is mostly found in: Maharashtra, where 30 percent reside, West Bengal, where 25 percent reside and Karnataka, where 14 percent reside. Aside from India this surname exists in 99 countries. It is also common in Chad, where 9 percent reside and Cameroon, where 9 percent reside.

Math Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Math has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 945 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 733 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 83 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Math Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Math surname is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Math last name are 11.06% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 64.29% being registered with the party.

The amount Math earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 88.32% less than the national average, earning R 27,768 per year; in United States they earn 5.58% more than the national average, earning $45,558 USD per year and in Canada they earn 63.28% more than the national average, earning $81,120 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Máth9293/
Mathe8993,765/
Mathh8917,144/
Match894,343/
Maith891,029/
Meath891,001/
Madth89495/
Maths89319/
Mauth89252/
Matth8967/
Maath8934/
Mahth8924/
Mhath898/
Matsh896/
Mmath896/
Hmath895/
Mayth893/
Majth892/
Mathd891/
Mathp891/
Mathz891/
Mat8656,326/
Mauthe801,988/
Matthe80781/
Mahath80780/
Maathe80489/
Meathe8085/
Meadth8047/
Maithe8043/
Mhaith8021/
Maathz8015/
Mathhe8014/
Mathhd8014/
Mathth8010/
Masthe8010/
Maythe805/
Matths804/
Maitch802/
Meateh802/
Mazthe801/
Maatch801/
Madthe801/
Mgauth801/
Mhathe801/
Mheath801/
Math's801/
'Mathe801/
Maiths801/
Mmathe801/
Mashth801/
Mathhs801/
Maddth801/
Maazth801/
Mate75199,591/
Mast7528,089/
Matt7518,102/
Maut7512,788/
Maat757,848/
Meat756,525/
Mait754,182/
Mahd753,745/
Moth752,349/
Mats751,539/
Madh75742/
Majt75255/
Maht75130/
Mhat7586/
Móth7516/
Mayt758/
Hmat755/
Madt754/
Mmat754/
Matd753/
Matp753/
Maât752/
M'At751/
Matė751/
Maït751/
Mazt751/
Maththe73162/
Maatsch73124/
Maheeth7325/
Mathová7319/
Mathowa7319/
Maayteh738/
Mahaath733/
Mathova733/
Mahasth731/
Matehes731/
Maytthe731/
Mattsch730/
Mahat67129,231/
Mahad6750,290/
Matte6725,081/
Mothe6712,334/
Maute678,553/
Maate676,864/
Macht673,606/
Maust672,276/
Matts672,081/
Mağat671,518/
Mahut671,474/
Maste671,291/
Maite671,038/
Meuth67857/
Maait67472/
Mhate67460/
Mah'd67301/
Motch67284/
Meats67252/
Maidh67238/
Maats67218/
Mouth67217/
Masht67214/
Mahud67176/
Meith67168/
Ma'at67161/
Mooth67140/
Mhait67136/
Meaut67125/
Moths67105/
Mayte6798/
Muoth6794/
Maitt6770/
Maits6764/
Mahyd6759/
Mahač6754/
Mahjd6742/
Moith6732/
Maddh6728/
Maydt6725/
Maidt6724/
Maadh6722/
Meadh6716/
Maast6716/
Masst6716/
Mahyt6715/
Meate6714/
Mastt6714/
Maist6712/
Máthe6711/
Mayts6710/
Madte679/
Mgahd679/
Mahtp678/
Mastø677/
Mahdz677/
Masts676/
Mauts676/
Hmadh676/
Mauyt675/
Majdh675/
Majht674/
Mhhat674/
Majhd674/
Maudh673/
Motth673/
Maatt673/
Maytt673/
Mhadh673/
Hmate673/
Mastš673/
Mohth673/
Maëtz673/
Mautt672/
Meatz672/
Mmate672/
Maïte672/
Maihd671/
Matehett671/
Mauht671/
Madsh671/
Meatt671/
Motsh671/
Madch671/
Mauut671/
Mashd671/
Maháč671/
Meast671/
Maîte671/
Mašte671/
Mmats671/
Mmoth671/
Mosth671/
Motht671/
Mastd671/
Mastz671/
Mauhd671/
Matdd671/
Matds671/
Mmazt671/
Mahst671/
Mahdh671/
Maahd671/
Maaheeth671/
Hmmat671/
Maudt670/

Math Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Math in the Marathi language
मठmatha93.67
माठmatha2.51
माथmatha1.3
मथmatha0.89
माटmata0.49
मातmata0.49
मटmata0.49
माठेmathe0.16
Math in the Oriya language
ମାଠmatha75.27
ମଠmatha11.97
ମଥmatha7.71
ମାଥmatha3.19
Math in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻣﺎﺕmat60
ﺍﻣﺎﺕamat40
Math in the Bengali language
মথmatha50
মাথmatha50
Math in the Hindi language
माठmatha30.3
मठmatha30.3
माथmatha15.15
मथmatha6.06
मथ्ाराmathara3.03
नाथnatha3.03
माथ्यूmathyu3.03
मथ्math3.03
माथ्युmathyu3.03
मठल्लूmathallu3.03
Math in the Arabic language
عمتهmth-
متةmtt-

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