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
The last name Matthen occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Matthen? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 3,185,033rd most commonly occurring surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 191,777,524 people. The surname Matthen is primarily found in The Americas, where 32 percent of Matthen are found; 24 percent are found in West Africa and 24 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 852,104th most frequent forename on earth, held by 120 people.
It is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 9 people, or 1 in 19,682,529. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Akwa Ibom, where 44 percent are found, Rivers, where 33 percent are found and Bayelsa, where 11 percent are found. Other than Nigeria this surname exists in 8 countries. It also occurs in India, where 21 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 16 percent are found.
Matthen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Matthen has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Matthen last name increased 600 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 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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