Mathaniel Surname

3,882,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 26 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Mathaniel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mathaniel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria201:8,857,138186,571
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Mathaniel (194) may also be a first name.

Mathaniel Last Name Facts

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

Mathaniel occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mathaniel? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,882,373rd most prevalent surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 280,290,228 people. The last name Mathaniel is mostly found in Africa, where 85 percent of Mathaniel are found; 77 percent are found in West Africa and 77 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 651,944th most numerous first name internationally, held by 194 people.

The last name is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 20 people, or 1 in 8,857,138. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Yobe, where 25 percent reside, Akwa Ibom, where 20 percent reside and Kogi, where 20 percent reside. Other than Nigeria it occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 8 percent reside and Brazil, where 4 percent reside.

Mathaniel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Mathaniel has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Mathaniel surname declined 33 percent between 1880 and 2014.

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Mathaniel
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