Matul Surname

107,108th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,358 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Guatemala
Highest density in:
Guatemala

Matul Surname User-submission:

1. Matul surname appears in the sacred book called Chilam Balam.

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Matul Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Guatemala3,1171:5,160700
Mexico3111:399,1207,923
United States1751:2,071,194131,950
Belarus1381:68,84811,286
India1171:6,556,114148,695
Russia951:1,517,085103,451
Indonesia871:1,520,106102,006
Poland691:550,85151,833
Slovenia531:46,9378,028
Pakistan491:3,645,79427,204
Papua New Guinea311:263,02335,917
Afghanistan271:1,190,85910,584
Ukraine261:1,750,873130,688
Estonia121:110,15019,471
Croatia111:384,41933,360
Austria101:851,54467,454
Argentina71:6,106,202178,634
Nicaragua61:1,003,5154,885
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
England21:27,859,030389,889
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Brunei21:209,3663,098
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
France11:66,422,722504,397
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437

Matul (2,216) may also be a first name.

Matul Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

In Guatemala we have several cultural groups. All of them came from the Maya Culture. We speak in our country more than 25 languages. In the Maya language, Kiché, MATUL has at least three of meanings:

1. Matul surname appears in the sacred book called Chilam Balam. It tells about a priest named Itza Matul (Itza=priest and Matul=dew or water). It could be the water priest.

2. In the other hand, the surname also means a fruit like tomato but smaller.

3. Finally, the last name means as well a kind of plant used by the Maya people to heal and to make some ceremonies. It also was smoked.

- dmatul1

Matul Last Name Facts

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

The last name Matul (Bengali: মাতুল, Hindi: मतुल, Marathi: मतुल, Oriya: ମାତୁଲ, Russian: Матуль) occurs in Guatemala more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Matul? popularity and diffusion

The last name Matul is the 107,108th most widespread family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 1,672,223 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 83 percent of Matul are found; 72 percent are found in Central America and 72 percent are found in Hispano-Central America. Matul is also the 158,857th most common given name globally, held by 2,216 people.

The last name is most prevalent in Guatemala, where it is carried by 3,117 people, or 1 in 5,160. In Guatemala it is mostly found in: Quetzaltenango Department, where 29 percent live, Retalhuleu Department, where 29 percent live and San Marcos Department, where 17 percent live. Without taking into account Guatemala this surname exists in 29 countries. It is also found in Mexico, where 7 percent live and The United States, where 4 percent live.

Matul Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is principally Orthodox (89%) in Russia and Orthodox (60%) in Belarus.

In The United States those holding the Matul last name are 35.23% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 88.46% being registered to vote for the party.

Matul earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 40.23% less than the national average, earning $25,790 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Matule917,209/
Matull91333/
Mastul91304/
Matoul9119/
Mathul9117/
Matuil9111/
Maitul917/
Mataul914/
Matgul911/
Mattul911/
Mateul911/
Mathule831,747/
Matulle83239/
Mathoul83136/
Mmatule83119/
Maatuil83117/
Mattull83117/
Mahatul8341/
Matusel8326/
Matoule8325/
Maithul8313/
Matahul839/
Mastoul838/
Mataule838/
Mhatule836/
Maztoul835/
Mattule832/
Mastule832/
Mateule831/
Matuile831/
Matgoul831/
Matuhle831/
Matheul831/
Matusil831/
Mathtul831/
Matol801,027/
Metul80569/
Motul8052/
Matulová772,279/
Matulova7782/
Mathault7741/
Mahatule777/
Mahatoul773/
Mashtoul772/
Mathulle771/
Mathulhe771/
Maaatuil771/
Mahataul771/
Mathol7361/
Matolh7359/
Motule7342/
Mostul7338/
Methul7316/
Maitol7313/
Matool738/
Mattol736/
Mottul735/
Mautol733/
Matoll732/
Meetul732/
Matúld731/
Mettul731/
Moteul731/
Masthuhle711/
Mataulová711/
Mottoul67106/
Mothule6770/
Moutoul6729/
Mattool6721/
Matoole6710/
Methoul679/
Mostaul679/
Moteule672/
Mettoul671/
Motoule671/
Mottule671/
Meethul671/

Matul Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Matul in the Oriya language
ମାତୁଲmatula73.08
ମତୁଲmatula11.54
ମାତୁଳmatula7.69
ମାଟୁଲmatula3.85
ମତୁଳmatula3.85
Matul in the Bengali language
মাতুলmatula66.67
মতুলজয়matulajaya33.33
Matul in the Marathi language
मतुलmatula63.64
मथुलmathula18.18
मातूलmatula9.09
मातुलmatula9.09
Matul in the Hindi language
मतुलmatula55.44
मातुलmatula27.98
मतूलmatula8.81
मटूलmatula4.15
मातूलmatula1.55
मतुनmatuna0.52
माटूलmatula0.52
म़तुलmatula0.52
Matul in the Russian language
Матульmatul-

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