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

The surname Matt (Bengali: মত্ত, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻣﺎﺕ, Hindi: मट्ट, Marathi: माट) occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms: Mátt. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

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

The surname Matt is the 29,589^th most frequently occurring surname on earth It is held by around 1 in 402,582 people. Matt is mostly found in Europe, where 51 percent of Matt live; 48 percent live in Western Europe and 43 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 1,774^th most widely held first name at a global level, borne by 562,161 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is held by 6,058 people, or 1 in 59,831. In The United States it is most numerous in: New York, where 8 percent reside, California, where 8 percent reside and Louisiana, where 7 percent reside. Not including The United States Matt occurs in 109 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 29 percent reside and Austria, where 9 percent reside.

Matt Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Matt has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 787 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 256 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it declined 40 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 33 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Matt Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is primarily Catholic (67%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Matt surname are 7.56% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 54.33% registered with the party.

The amount Matt earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 67.01% less than the national average, earning R 78,396 per year; in United States they earn 0.48% less than the national average, earning $42,941 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.01% less than the national average, earning $47,690 CAD per year.