Matthen Surname
Approximately 38 people bear this surname
Matthen Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 9 | 1:19,682,529 | 291,344 |
| India | 8 | 1:95,883,173 | 728,828 |
| Papua New Guinea | 6 | 1:1,358,953 | 118,663 |
| United States | 6 | 1:60,409,822 | 1,028,827 |
| Canada | 3 | 1:12,281,864 | 364,614 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Dominica | 1 | 1:75,891 | 912 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 9 | 1:415,913 | 11,811 |
| England | 5 | 1:4,875,074 | 116,529 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
Matthen (120) may also be a first name.
Matthen Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Matthen Come From? nationality or country of origin
Matthen occurs most in Nigeria. It can occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Matthen.
How Common Is The Last Name Matthen? popularity and diffusion
The last name Matthen is the 3,185,033rd most commonly occurring last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 191,777,524 people. The surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 32 percent of Matthen reside; 24 percent reside in West Africa and 24 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Matthen is also the 852,104th most numerous first name internationally It is held by 120 people.
This surname is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is carried by 9 people, or 1 in 19,682,529. In Nigeria Matthen is primarily found in: Akwa Ibom, where 44 percent live, Rivers, where 33 percent live and Bayelsa, where 11 percent live. Barring Nigeria this last name occurs in 8 countries. It is also common in India, where 21 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 16 percent live.
Matthen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Matthen has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 600 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 60 percent between 1881 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
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Matthen
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