Mathars Surname

4,532,898th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Mathars Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mathars Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England161:3,482,379114,324
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England181:1,354,18747,798
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Mathars Last Name Facts

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

Mathars occurs more in England more than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mathars? popularity and diffusion

Mathars is the 4,532,898th most commonly used last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 383,555,048 people. Mathars is predominantly found in Europe, where 84 percent of Mathars are found; 84 percent are found in Northern Europe and 84 percent are found in British Isles.

This surname is most prevalent in England, where it is carried by 16 people, or 1 in 3,482,379. In England it is primarily found in: Shropshire, where 63 percent reside, Greater Manchester, where 31 percent reside and Greater London, where 6 percent reside. Barring England this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 11 percent reside and Nigeria, where 5 percent reside.

Mathars Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Mathars has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname declined 11 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mathairs932/
Matthars931/
Matharse931/
Matars922/
Mathers8613,744/
Mastars8617/
Mattars862/
Matears861/
Mathors860/
Matthers8085/
Maythers808/
Matheurs801/
Mataursh801/
Mattairs801/
Matheirs800/
Meathers800/
Maters77946/
Mators772/
Metars771/
Matarx770/
Mattherrs751/
Mattheurs751/
Matters71224/
Mothers7171/
Mastors7139/
Methers7124/
Maeters7116/
Matarch712/
Mostars711/
Mauters711/
Mottars710/
Mateyrse6711/
Meistars676/
Madtters671/
Meithers670/
Motherss670/

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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
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  • 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 Mathars
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