Mattar Surname

14,261st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 39,069 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Bahrain

Mattar Surname User-submission:

Mattar is a surname that was found in Palestine before 1948.

Mattar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt20,1661:4,559604
Saudi Arabia6,0421:5,107699
Sudan3,6401:10,3051,452
Brazil2,1591:99,1543,729
Bahrain2,1451:62960
Argentina8661:49,3574,163
United States7221:502,02142,223
Tanzania5191:102,0079,977
Morocco3071:112,30019,480
Canada2501:147,38215,086
United Arab Emirates2431:37,7053,975
Kuwait1741:21,8432,878
Venezuela1521:198,7115,422
Singapore1501:36,7181,328
Mexico1451:856,04312,054
Germany1441:559,06646,014
Qatar1401:16,8431,831
England1151:484,50531,272
Chile1101:160,1505,369
Australia1021:264,66424,097
Colombia941:508,2357,080
Thailand691:1,023,744155,957
Dominican Republic621:168,2736,481
India521:14,751,257245,013
New Zealand491:92,41512,718
Israel451:190,17018,708
Belgium391:294,78634,540
Indonesia351:3,778,548197,284
France341:1,953,609166,012
Malaysia341:867,47739,690
Sweden301:328,22522,987
Jamaica251:114,7984,448
Iraq211:1,667,69816,789
Spain201:2,337,60257,118
Niger111:1,744,72934,351
Austria91:946,15970,786
Ghana91:3,002,29911,581
Libya91:693,7751,982
Jordan81:1,105,30516,405
Lebanon71:805,29815,541
Denmark71:806,38843,211
Turkey61:12,970,237144,247
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
Wales61:515,75523,171
Algeria61:6,438,59253,709
Peru61:5,297,35436,458
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097
Syria51:3,860,20411,832
Tunisia51:122,12516,050
Oman51:737,5946,889
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Mauritius41:323,35410,053
Romania41:5,019,46862,922
Rwanda41:2,841,2443,611
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Pakistan31:59,547,962132,569
China31:455,773,85521,925
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Mauritania21:2,047,43230,537
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Burkina Faso21:9,176,05023,741
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Liberia21:2,204,26840,131
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Palestine11:4,548,84918,388
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

The alternate forms: Máttar (3) are calculated separately.

Mattar (1,366) may also be a first name.

Mattar Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Mattar is a surname that was found in Palestine before 1948.

- mattar

Mattar Last Name Facts

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

Mattar (Arabic: مطر, Bengali: মত্তার, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﺘﺎﺭ, Hindi: मट्टर, Marathi: माार, Russian: Маттар) is found most in Egypt. It may be found in the variant forms: Máttar. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mattar? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 14,261st most widespread family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 186,530 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 63 percent of Mattar reside; 62 percent reside in North Africa and 61 percent reside in Arabic North Africa. It is also the 212,002nd most widely held forename throughout the world It is held by 1,366 people.

It is most widespread in Egypt, where it is borne by 20,166 people, or 1 in 4,559. Apart from Egypt this last name occurs in 79 countries. It is also common in Saudi Arabia, where 15 percent reside and Sudan, where 9 percent reside.

Mattar Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Mattar has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 10,314 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Mattar Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Mattar last name are 0.25% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 52.98% being registered with the political party.

The amount Mattar earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 146.64% more than the national average, earning S/. 47,812 per year; in Colombia they earn 5.98% less than the national average, earning $21,343,900 COP per year; in United States they earn 16.98% more than the national average, earning $50,476 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.92% more than the national average, earning $54,610 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Máttar943/
Masttar92465/
Mattart92262/
Mattair92261/
Mattard92164/
Mattear9286/
Mattaar9275/
Mattare9251/
Mattarp9221/
Matthar9217/
Mattaur927/
Mahttar923/
Mathtar922/
Maattar922/
Mhattar921/
Maittar921/
Meattar921/
Matar91200,871/
Mahattar86271/
Maththar8610/
Matteaur862/
D'Mattar861/
Mmaattar861/
Matthare861/
Matthair860/
Matare838,540/
Mastar832,792/
Mathar832,275/
Mahtar83657/
Matard83378/
Maitar83373/
Mettar83324/
Matear83260/
Maatar83185/
Mottar83133/
Maytar83133/
Mattor8398/
Mataur8386/
Matarh8345/
Matair8330/
Mataar8322/
Mautar8310/
Mhatar839/
Matgar835/
Maztar834/
Majtar832/
Matarr832/
Matart832/
Matahr831/
Màatar831/
Maâtar831/
Madtar831/
Matarp831/
Matarz831/
Matatr831/
Mattarova8023/
Maitthare801/
Mahatar7717,043/
Mottard771,153/
Mataure77439/
Mattoir77425/
Mathare77368/
Mhettar77279/
Mottart77216/
Mataire77139/
Matahar7789/
Mhatare7770/
Mattord7769/
Mashtar7738/
Mhaitar7734/
Masthar7734/
Mehttar7729/
Mathaur7722/
Mathard7722/
Mastare7718/
Machtar7714/
Maitare7710/
Maitard7710/
Mahthar7710/
Maithar779/
Maitart779/
Mothtar779/
Matharh778/
Mouttar777/
Maythar776/
Mastard775/
Matahur775/
Mathhar775/
Mattour774/
Mohttar774/
Mathair774/
Maystar774/
Majtare774/
Mauthar773/
Hmastar773/
Matharz772/
Maztarz772/
Mottair772/
Maihtar771/
Mahutar771/
Mattore771/
Methtar771/
Mettaur771/
Metthar771/
Mheatar771/
Mmatare771/
Matteir771/
Mastair771/
Matthor771/
Mottare771/
Mastaar771/
Mataair771/
Matharp771/
Mattoor771/
Maetaur771/
Maethar771/
Maathar771/
Maytard771/
Maštarp771/
Masstar771/
Matarhs771/
Mastarr771/
Madtair771/
Maastar771/
Mathart770/
Mattort770/
Maitear770/
Metar734,392/
Mator731,855/
Motar731,538/
Mátar738/
Matár731/
Matãr731/
Matarova71237/
Mashtare71164/
Mattorre7151/
Maasthar7121/
Mahataur719/
Mahathar716/
Mottahar714/
Mashtarr712/
Mathahar712/
Mathaure711/
Metteaur711/
Mhathare711/
Mmahatar711/
Mahtaire711/
Mahataar711/
Mahatart711/
Meateare711/
Mehthtar711/
Mateaure711/
Matharhe711/
Mahtahar711/
Maichtar711/
Mattheur710/
Mehtar677,278/
Matore672,629/
Mohtar672,555/
Motard672,064/
Mastor67835/
Mostar67824/
Methar67773/
Motair67755/
Mathor67437/
Mhetar67390/
Matour67280/
Meitar67263/
Moutar67231/
Metair67208/
Motare67200/
Mojtar67194/
Mothar67100/
Mottor6797/
Mautor6786/
Muitar6763/
Mahatahar6758/
Maitor6753/
Moitar6739/
Matoor6735/
Meytar6732/
Maator6726/
Maashthar6721/
Mashteare6714/
Mateur6712/
Mouttahar679/
Modtar679/
Metear677/
Medtar676/
Matairova673/
Meator673/
Mashtaire672/
Mahtor672/
Mätare672/
Motahr672/
Meetar671/
Metayr671/
Mootar671/
Motear671/
Mmotar671/
Motart671/
Matoir671/
Matord671/
Madtor671/
Maytarova671/
Mottardth671/
Matuor671/
Metaar671/
Mahshtart671/
Mateir670/
Mettor670/

Mattar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mattar in the Bengali language
মত্তারmattara-
Mattar in the Marathi language
माारmaara-
Mattar in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻣﺘﺎﺭmtar75
ﻣﻄﺎﺭmtar25
Mattar in the Hindi language
मट्टरmattara64.52
मटटरmatatara28.39
मत्तरmattara3.23
मटट़रmatatara2.58
मट़टरmatatara0.65
मत्तारmattara0.65
Mattar in the Russian language
Маттарmattar-
Mattar in the Arabic language
مطرmtr-

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Mattar Reference & Research

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