Mattalla Surname
Approximately 128 people bear this surname
Mattalla Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritania | 118 | 1:34,702 | 2,788 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
Mattalla Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mattalla Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mattalla (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﻌﻄﻞ) is found most frequently in Mauritania. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Mattalla click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mattalla? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,589,322nd most numerous family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 56,933,952 people. The surname Mattalla occurs mostly in Africa, where 96 percent of Mattalla live; 93 percent live in West Africa and 92 percent live in Senegambia Africa.
This surname is most frequently used in Mauritania, where it is carried by 118 people, or 1 in 34,702. In Mauritania Mattalla is most common in: Hodh Chargui Region, where 23 percent live, Gorgol Region, where 14 percent live and Nouakchott-Nord Region, where 14 percent live. Beside Mauritania Mattalla occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in India, where 3 percent live and South Africa, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Mattalla Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Mattalla in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻣﻌﻄﻞ | mtl | 75.68 |
| ﻣﻌﻄﻠﻞ | mtll | 24.32 |
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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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- 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 Mattalla
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