Matharu Surname

50,519th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,155 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
England

Matharu Surname User-submission:

Matharu is Punjab Sikh surname, belonging to the Ramgarhia caste.

Matharu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India4,5691:167,88510,414
England3,7401:14,8982,198
Canada8391:43,9165,433
United States4191:865,05765,721
United Arab Emirates1791:51,1865,048
Kenya841:549,76126,736
New Zealand581:78,07511,384
Australia561:482,06636,890
Qatar531:44,4914,459
Scotland301:178,4619,900
Wales211:147,35910,403
Northern Ireland171:108,5326,545
Sweden131:757,44356,422
Tanzania101:5,294,16157,086
Oman101:368,7975,193
Austria71:1,216,49180,919
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Denmark61:940,78647,603
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Ireland41:1,177,23516,494
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Seychelles11:92,3931,532
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Matharu (387) may also be a first name.

Matharu Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Matharu is Punjab Sikh surname, belonging to the Ramgarhia caste.

- Forebears.io Manual Submissions

Matharu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Matharu (Hindi: मथारू, Marathi: मथारु, Oriya: ମଥାରୁ) is held by more people in India than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Matharu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 50,519th most commonly used last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 717,631 people. This surname is primarily found in Asia, where 48 percent of Matharu reside; 45 percent reside in South Asia and 45 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 440,394th most common forename internationally It is held by 387 people.

Matharu is most widely held in India, where it is held by 4,569 people, or 1 in 167,885. In India it is most numerous in: Punjab, where 43 percent reside, Maharashtra, where 31 percent reside and Delhi, where 9 percent reside. Aside from India this surname occurs in 40 countries. It also occurs in England, where 37 percent reside and Canada, where 8 percent reside.

Matharu Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Matharu surname are 3.75% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 50.52% being registered with the political party.

The amount Matharu earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 24.54% more than the national average, earning $53,739 USD per year and in Canada they earn 19.81% more than the national average, earning $59,527 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Matharu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Matharu in the Oriya language
ମଥାରୁmatharu45.45
ମାଥାରୁmatharu27.27
ମଥରୁmatharu18.18
ମଠାରୁmatharu9.09
Matharu in the Hindi language
मथारूmatharu43.2
मथरूmatharu24.26
मठारूmatharu11.83
मथरुmatharu7.1
मठारुmatharu5.33
मठरूmatharu1.18
माथरूmatharu1.18
मठरुmatharu1.18
माथुरmathura1.18
माथारूmatharu1.18
माठरूmatharu0.59
मत्हरूmat'haru0.59
मथरूआmatharu'a0.59
माथारुmatharu0.59
Matharu in the Marathi language
मथारुmatharu31.46
मठारुmatharu21.55
मथारूmatharu9.8
मठारूmatharu6.73
माथारुmatharu5.19
मथरुmatharu5.08
माथारूmatharu4.78
मथरूmatharu2.83
माथरुmatharu2.13
माठारुmatharu1.89
मठरुmatharu0.59
मथाडूmathadu0.53
मथारनmatharana0.47
मथासmathasa0.47
माथरूmatharu0.41
माठारूmatharu0.35
मठरूmatharu0.18
माथुरmathura0.12
मटारोmataro0.12
मथाडुmathadu0.12
मटारुmataru0.12
माथूरmathura0.12
मथाऊmatha'u0.12
माथुरूmathuru0.12
मथामmathama0.12
माठरुmatharu0.12
मढारूmadharu0.12
माथुरुmathuru0.12
मथाडोmathado0.12
माथसmathasa0.12
मटरुmataru0.06
मतामmatama0.06
मातरेmatare0.06

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