Matthems Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Liberia

Matthems Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Matthems Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:55,718,059489,080
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Matthems Last Name Facts

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

Matthems is found in England more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Matthems? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 10,311,814th most frequently used surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 33 percent of Matthems are found; 33 percent are found in West Africa and 33 percent are found in Anglo-West Africa.

The last name is most prevalent in England, where it is borne by 1 people, or 1 in 55,718,059. In England Matthems is mostly found in: Wiltshire, where 100 percent reside. Beside England this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Liberia, where 33 percent reside and The United States, where 33 percent reside.

Matthems Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Matthems has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Matthems surname declined 67 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it declined 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.

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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
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Matthems
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