Matten Surname
Approximately 1,601 people bear this surname
Matten Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 476 | 1:169,129 | 19,938 |
| United States | 297 | 1:1,220,400 | 86,581 |
| England | 267 | 1:208,682 | 17,974 |
| France | 133 | 1:499,419 | 69,818 |
| Belgium | 79 | 1:145,527 | 20,575 |
| Australia | 72 | 1:374,940 | 30,993 |
| Liberia | 63 | 1:69,977 | 5,963 |
| Italy | 43 | 1:1,422,249 | 79,532 |
| Canada | 40 | 1:921,140 | 70,350 |
| Pakistan | 32 | 1:5,582,621 | 34,646 |
| South Africa | 30 | 1:1,805,923 | 85,708 |
| India | 17 | 1:45,121,493 | 474,784 |
| New Caledonia | 16 | 1:17,264 | 4,719 |
| Nigeria | 8 | 1:22,142,845 | 310,552 |
| Netherlands | 7 | 1:2,412,454 | 94,797 |
| Denmark | 3 | 1:1,881,572 | 67,227 |
| Northern Ireland | 2 | 1:922,518 | 18,701 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 108 | 1:225,698 | 17,096 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 101 | 1:497,215 | 35,030 |
Matten (87) may also be a first name.
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Matten Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Matten Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Matten (Hindi: मत्तें, Marathi: मातीन) is borne by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Matten? popularity and diffusion
The surname Matten is the 248,216th most commonly held family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 4,551,871 people. The last name Matten occurs mostly in Europe, where 63 percent of Matten are found; 43 percent are found in Western Europe and 35 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 1,024,927th most widely held first name in the world. It is borne by 87 people.
It is most widely held in Germany, where it is held by 476 people, or 1 in 169,129. In Germany Matten is mostly concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 74 percent live, Lower Saxony, where 10 percent live and Baden-Württemberg, where 8 percent live. Excluding Germany this surname exists in 30 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 19 percent live and England, where 17 percent live.
Matten Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Matten has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Matten last name rose 294 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 247 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Matten Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Matten last name are 0.34% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 53.57% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Matten earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 7.71% more than the national average, earning R 255,960 per year; in United States they earn 0.4% more than the national average, earning $43,321 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.7% more than the national average, earning $56,488 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Matten Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Matten in the Hindi language | ||
| मत्तें | mattem | - |
| Matten in the Marathi language | ||
| मातीन | matina | - |
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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 Matten
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