Matthers Surname

2,034,059th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 85 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Wales

Matthers Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Matthers Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States611:5,941,950288,805
England151:3,714,537119,675
Wales41:773,63329,106
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland161:276,86711,455
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England281:870,54937,307
Scotland41:935,80421,348
Wales21:784,20816,349
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States331:1,521,77881,120

Matthers Last Name Facts

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

The last name Matthers is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Matthers click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Matthers? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,034,059th most frequent family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 85,735,834 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 71 percent of Matthers live; 69 percent live in North America and 69 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 61 people, or 1 in 5,941,950. In The United States it is mostly found in: Ohio, where 28 percent are found, California, where 20 percent are found and New York, where 8 percent are found. Other than The United States this last name is found in 7 countries. It is also common in England, where 18 percent are found and Wales, where 5 percent are found.

Matthers Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Matthers has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Matthers surname expanded 185 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it contracted 46 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Matthers Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Matthers surname is principally Presbyterian (63%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Matthers surname are 43.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 90% registered with the political party.

Matthers earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 0.7% less than the national average, earning $42,847 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mattherrs941/
Mattheurs941/
Matthiers940/
Mathers9313,744/
Matters93224/
Maythers888/
Mathiers887/
Matheurs881/
Matthars881/
Madtters881/
Mattiers880/
Meathers880/
Matheirs880/
Matherst880/
Maters86946/
Masters8056,531/
Metters801,081/
Mothers8071/
Methers8024/
Mathars8019/
Maeters8016/
Motters806/
Materse803/
Mattars802/
Matiers801/
Matears801/
Mauters801/
Mathirs801/
Mathyrs801/
Mathors800/
Mateyrse7511/
Matherce754/
Massters753/
Mathairs752/
Mastersh751/
Meutters751/
Mattairs751/
Maisters751/
Masterrs750/
Meithers750/
Motherss750/
Meters7178/
Matirs7115/
Matyrs7111/
Moters715/
Matars712/
Mators712/
Materx711/
Maisterrs711/
Mosters67123/
Meuters6794/
Meeters6729/
Meiters6728/
Matershova6716/
Muiters6714/
Meyters672/
Másters671/
Motiers671/
Mottors671/
Mooters671/
Medters671/
Mottars670/
Mettors670/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Matthers
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