Matlaj Surname
Approximately 539 people bear this surname
Matlaj Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lebanon | 450 | 1:12,527 | 1,788 |
| Iraq | 89 | 1:393,502 | 7,096 |
Matlaj Demographics
Matlaj Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Matlaj Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Matlaj Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Matlaj is found most frequently in Lebanon. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of Matlaj click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Matlaj? popularity and diffusion
The last name Matlaj is the 582,011th most widespread surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 13,520,493 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Matlaj reside; 100 percent reside in West Asia and 100 percent reside in Levant.
It is most frequent in Lebanon, where it is carried by 450 people, or 1 in 12,527. In Lebanon it is primarily concentrated in: Akkar Governorate, where 67 percent live, North Governorate, where 31 percent live and Mount Lebanon Governorate, where 1 percent live. Besides Lebanon it exists in one country. It is also common in Iraq, where 17 percent live.
Matlaj Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Matlaj last name is chiefly Sunni (71%) in Lebanon.
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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 Matlaj
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