Matroos Surname

99,510th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,756 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Namibia

Matroos Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Matroos Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa4,0251:13,4601,691
Namibia5681:4,242777
Suriname641:8,6352,172
Netherlands551:307,04036,360
Botswana281:78,10513,263
England81:6,964,757184,742
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Wales11:3,094,53244,023

Matroos (17) may also be a first name.

Matroos Last Name Facts

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

The surname Matroos is found most in South Africa. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Matroos.

How Common Is The Last Name Matroos? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 99,510th most numerous surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,532,285 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 97 percent of Matroos live; 97 percent live in Southern Africa and 97 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,694,839th most commonly used first name internationally It is held by 17 people.

The last name is most frequent in South Africa, where it is held by 4,025 people, or 1 in 13,460. In South Africa it is mostly found in: Western Cape, where 35 percent are found, Eastern Cape, where 34 percent are found and Northern Cape, where 14 percent are found. Other than South Africa this last name occurs in 12 countries. It is also found in Namibia, where 12 percent are found and Suriname, where 1 percent are found.

Matroos Last Name Statistics demography

Matroos earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 42.65% less than the national average, earning R 136,296 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mattroos9328/
Matroose931/
Matros922,681/
Maroos92306/
Matroo9275/
Matrose861,458/
Matross86484/
Matrood86255/
Mastros86199/
Metroos8632/
Mathroo8625/
Matrohs8624/
Maaroos8622/
Matrois8610/
Matrous865/
Matrosz862/
Maitros862/
Matrooh862/
Matrosh862/
Mauroos861/
Mattros861/
Matroot861/
Maroosh861/
Mathros861/
Motroos861/
Maros834,138/
Maroo833,814/
Matro831,488/
Maistros80230/
Matroshe80175/
Mastross8092/
Matroush8026/
Mattrose8021/
Mattross805/
Matrosse803/
Matrouse802/
Mauroose801/
Masroods801/
Mathrose801/
Matroyse801/
Masroost801/
Maistroo801/
Mahros776,263/
Marois775,384/
Matras774,571/
Mastro774,235/
Marosz771,034/
Marous77821/
Marose77714/
Matroj77603/
Maitro77554/
Margos77426/
Mairos77418/
Matrus77328/
Metros77321/
Matrot77236/
Matroh77218/
Marros77197/
Matrod77176/
Mauroo77162/
Marooe77158/
Mauros77116/
Matroz7779/
Maroot7774/
Masroo7753/
Motros7745/
Matrou7743/
Mayros7741/
Margoo7734/
Mhatro7730/
Marozs7728/
Mathro7725/
Maross7723/
Matroi7722/
Mahtro7721/
Maroop7720/
Marood7716/
Matroy7713/
Marosh7712/
Motroo7712/
Marhoo7711/
Marooa7711/
Mattro7710/
Marost7710/
Matroß7710/
Matrop779/
Marhos777/
Marzoo775/
Mayroo774/
Majroo774/
Marooz774/
Mairoo773/
Matrás773/
Marots773/
Mearos772/
Marooy772/
Matroș772/
Marooj772/
Maytro771/
Matrho771/
Maaros771/
Marroo771/
Mharos771/
Marzos771/
Matroś771/
Matroş771/
Matrro771/
Moroos771/
Majros771/
Matrosova7510,348/
Matrozova7526/
Matrosová758/
Maistross751/
Maro7345,569/
Mahrous7170,402/
Matroud7118,411/
Maroush711,663/
Maistro71923/
Maitrot71734/
Maystro71547/
Mayrose71514/
Mairose71435/
Matrouh71208/
Marrous71175/
Maurois71162/
Maurose71156/
Mahross71153/
Mastrou71148/
Majrooh71133/
Mahruos71122/
Marosch7193/
Mastrot7184/
Mahatro7177/
Mastras7165/
Masrooy7159/
Mattras7158/
Marouse7155/
Marhous7151/
Marhood7144/
Mayrosh7140/
Marooth7138/
Matrass7136/
Moroose7134/
Mayrhoo7132/
Marotse7124/
Margosz7124/
Maarous7114/
Mathrus7114/
Maroist7113/
Marooph7112/
Matrossova7111/
Matrase7110/
Masrooz719/
Maitrou719/
Margosh718/
Mastrop718/
Mathras717/
Maiross717/
Maroshe717/
Masrood715/
Masrooj715/
Maîtrot715/
Meyroos715/
Marross715/
Maharos715/
Mahrosh715/
Marrois714/
Matroszová714/
Maitras714/
Motrose714/
Margous714/
M'Maroo714/
Matruoh714/
Mahrois714/
Mairosh714/
Maurroo713/
Majrooz713/
Margois712/
Maroise712/
Mautrot712/
Masroot712/
Maitero711/
Mairosd711/
Mairros711/
Mayrous711/
Mattrox711/
Masroop711/
Matroshova711/
Maetras711/
Marouhs711/
Marruos711/
Motross711/
Matreus711/
Marosse711/
Masrous711/
Mattroy711/
Matrouj711/
Maisros711/
Maitroi711/
Mahtroa711/
Mearose711/
Matruse711/
Marrooh711/
Matrohe711/
Maurous711/
Ma'aros711/
Maroyse711/
Matrout711/
Majrood711/
Majrooj711/
Mahrooe711/
Marrohs710/
Mauross710/
Marrots710/
Mauro6756,388/
Marou6736,128/
Marzo6717,178/
Maruo6715,690/
Maroa6715,207/
Maras6712,076/
Moros678,305/
Marot677,782/
Marro677,131/
Mahro672,839/
Margo672,728/
Mairo672,628/
Matra672,331/
Maroh67878/
Mahrouse67876/
Maroz67850/
Maroy67723/
Marozova67619/
Maroš67557/
Marod67482/
Moroo67380/
Maroi67350/
Masro67260/
Motro67233/
Marhoush67230/
Mahrouss67152/
Marop67147/
Marošová67133/
Maroj67132/
Mayro67130/
Marho6785/
Maaro6766/
Mharo6760/
Mearo6751/
Mostrous6746/
Meijroos6742/
Marroush6740/
Mahrouds6737/
Mhaitras6736/
Mahroush6732/
Maistrou6729/
Maroňová6729/
Mattrass6726/
Majro6720/
Maitrott6718/
Matrouch6718/
Marox6718/
Maytrott6717/
Marousch6717/
Maroň6717/
Marosova6714/
Mahrooyi6712/
Maystrou6710/
Matrusch6710/
Maharost679/
Mgaro679/
Margosch678/
Mairosse678/
Mmaro676/
Marozowa675/
Maroß675/
Mattroce674/
Matruush674/
Matrà674/
Maroş674/
Mattrash674/
Maïro674/
Maharoot671/
Maharosh671/
Majrooha671/
Maurhoss671/
Moutrose671/
Maheiros671/
Maurouts671/
Mathrads671/
Marás671/
Marìo671/
Matrasse671/
Marhouss671/
Marousse671/
Maroś671/
Maroș671/
Marosová671/
Mahrooth671/
D'Mauros671/
Maharros671/
Maroishe671/
Mattrodt671/
Mastruss670/
Moutross670/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Matroos
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