View the most partisan surnames in The United States

Where Does The Last Name Matra Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Matra (Arabic: متره, Bengali: মাত্র, Georgian: მატრა, Hindi: मटरा, Marathi: माटरा, Oriya: ମତା, Russian: Матра, Tibetan: མ་ཏར་) is held by more people in Thailand than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms: Mátra or Matrà. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Matra? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This surname is the 182,345^th most common surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,126,360 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 81 percent of Matra reside; 59 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 31 percent reside in Tai-Asia. Matra is also the 146,478^th most commonly used first name in the world, held by 2,534 people.

The surname Matra is most prevalent in Thailand, where it is held by 716 people, or 1 in 98,657. In Thailand it is mostly found in: Maha Sarakham Province, where 21 percent live, Satun Province, where 20 percent live and Phichit Province, where 16 percent live. Besides Thailand this last name exists in 45 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 28 percent live and India, where 18 percent live.

Matra Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Matra has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Matra surname rose 7,000 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Matra Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those bearing the Matra last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% being registered with the political party.

Matra earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 25.97% more than the national average, earning $54,355 USD per year.