Mathir Surname

1,168,344th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 204 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Mathir Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mathir Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1751:309,58729,554
United States101:36,245,893832,629
Malaysia81:3,686,778134,908
India51:153,413,076951,030
Pakistan31:59,547,962132,569
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
England11:55,718,059489,080
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States181:2,789,927129,797

Mathir (367) may also be a first name.

Mathir Last Name Facts

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

Mathir (Hindi: मथीर, Marathi: मथीर) is borne by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mathir? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,168,344th most widespread family name globally, borne by around 1 in 35,723,264 people. The surname Mathir occurs predominantly in Africa, where 86 percent of Mathir reside; 86 percent reside in Southern Africa and 86 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 453,982nd most common first name throughout the world, held by 367 people.

The last name is most common in South Africa, where it is carried by 175 people, or 1 in 309,587. In South Africa it is mostly found in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 78 percent live, Gauteng, where 18 percent live and Western Cape, where 2 percent live. Other than South Africa it occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 5 percent live and Malaysia, where 4 percent live.

Mathir Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Mathir has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname declined 44 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Mathir Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Mathir earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 18.79% less than the national average, earning R 192,996 per year and in United States they earn 1.21% less than the national average, earning $42,625 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mathier92545/
Maithir9227/
Mahthir9220/
Mathair924/
Matheir922/
Mathire921/
Mathisr921/
Mathior921/
Matir91279/
Mahathir86225/
Matthier861/
Mauthier861/
Matthair860/
Mather8328,993/
Matier83759/
Mathre83625/
Maatir83172/
Matire83161/
Mastir8336/
Matair8330/
Mothir8312/
Mattir8310/
Maitir833/
Matior832/
Mautir832/
Mathyr832/
Methir832/
Mathjr831/
Matoir831/
Mateir830/
Mahadthir801/
Mattoir77425/
Mathere77265/
Mattair77261/
Mahatir77231/
Mataire77139/
Mattier77114/
Maither7790/
Mattire7788/
Masther7767/
Maether7755/
Mayther7751/
Mothier7729/
Mhathre7719/
Maitire7719/
Matther7714/
Methier7714/
Maithre7713/
Mautier7711/
Matheer775/
Mothair774/
Mathert773/
Mauther773/
Mahther773/
Matheur772/
Majther772/
Meather771/
Mahthre771/
Matthre771/
Mastire771/
Maathre771/
Meatire771/
Moothir771/
Matteir771/
Matherd771/
Mastair771/
Mataair771/
Matuire771/
Mahtier771/
Maîtire771/
Madtair771/
Maitier770/
Mattior770/
Mhather770/
Mathesr770/
Mothire770/
Mater7314,929/
Matre7311,801/
Metir73777/
Motir7383/
Matyr734/
Mahateir71103/
Matheere7196/
Matirova7148/
Mouthier7111/
Mahathre7111/
Mahather715/
Matirowa712/
Matherhe712/
Mahtaire711/
Mahatoir711/
Mmathere711/
Motahair711/
Maisther711/
Matherre710/
Mattheur710/
Maedther710/
Metthier710/
Mhatre6751,397/
Master6746,258/
Matter6721,814/
Maitre6720,108/
Matere674,477/
Mateer672,413/
Mother671,029/
Mauter67758/
Motair67755/
Metier67565/
Mether67558/
Matear67260/
Maiter67242/
Metair67208/
Mautre67155/
Motier67126/
Maeter6750/
Mahter6746/
Madter6732/
Mothre6726/
Mazter6726/
Mhater6722/
Mayter6722/
Mattre6717/
Meitir6716/
Mäther6715/
Matherová6712/
Mateur6712/
Maytre6710/
Métier6710/
Maater6710/
Moutir679/
Maatre676/
Mettir675/
Mostir675/
Meater674/
Mootir674/
Matairova673/
Matger673/
Mashtaire672/
Motire672/
Maïtre672/
Mathehere672/
Matrre671/
Meatre671/
Metijr671/
Meteir671/
Materd671/
Matère671/
Majter671/
Motehr671/
Mgotir671/
Moitir671/
Mohtir671/
Mottir670/

Mathir Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mathir in the Hindi language
मथीरmathira-
Mathir in the Marathi language
मथीरmathira-

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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 Mathir
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