Maturana Surname

21,483rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 25,368 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Chile
Highest density in:
Chile

Maturana Surname User-submission:

Very old Basque surname of toponymic origin, rare and distributed in Spain, although it is recorded mainly in Barcelona, Madrid, Almería, Vizcaya, Álava, Granada and Murcia, being less present in La Rioja, Ciudad Real, Navarra, Malaga, Baleares, Alicante, Valencia, Cádiz, Córdoba, etc.

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Maturana Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Chile16,0531:1,097233
Colombia4,0161:11,8961,177
Spain1,3261:35,2583,508
Argentina1,1121:38,4383,226
Brazil8511:251,5569,688
Bolivia6071:17,4901,544
Mexico2711:458,0308,545
Peru2401:132,4347,448
United States2391:1,516,565103,003
France1161:572,61077,014
Panama1111:35,2461,948
Philippines941:1,077,00289,308
Venezuela851:355,3427,661
Ecuador461:345,7799,453
Canada451:818,79163,991
Australia271:999,84158,390
Belgium171:676,27358,718
Switzerland151:547,52838,365
Nicaragua111:547,3723,850
Norway101:514,22941,629
England91:6,190,895170,599
Germany91:8,945,051266,530
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
Czechia61:1,772,245105,647
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Cuba51:2,304,5438,951
Paraguay41:1,809,18612,346
Uruguay41:857,94031,713
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Aruba11:103,4772,586
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508

Maturana (164) may also be a first name.

Maturana Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Very old Basque surname of toponymic origin, rare and distributed in Spain, although it is recorded mainly in Barcelona, Madrid, Almería, Vizcaya, Álava, Granada and Murcia, being less present in La Rioja, Ciudad Real, Navarra, Malaga, Baleares, Alicante, Valencia, Cádiz, Córdoba, etc.

It comes from the toponym Maturana, name of a population belonging to the Aytº. from Barrundia (Álava), whose origin is in the Basque –Maturan-voice, 'vega aguanosa', 'zarzal'. Already in the year 1080 Sancho Martínez de Maturana, before a notary, appeared as a witness of a donation, in the concept of knight hijodalgo of blood and known solar.

When the Emperor Charles V entered Vitoria, Juan Sáez de Maturana, who was a notary of the 'Sacra e Católica Majestad e su Notario público en la Corte y en todos los sus Reynos y Señoríos', signed the act of this event.

His brother, Martín Sáez de Maturana was Alderman of the city of Vitoria, being witness of the oath of Monarch to the Privileges, uses and customs of the city. These Maturana, from Vitoria, had a chapter seat on the main altar of the cathedral, and their weapons were sculpted and painted on the altarpiece.

Martín and Juan de Maturana proved their nobility, in 1568, before the ordinary Justice of Eibar. Those with this surname proved their nobility in the Military Orders of Santiago (1761) and Calatrava (1787).

Arms.- Some Maturana: Quartered: 1st and 2nd ,gold, with a cross flordelisada, azure, and 2nd and 3rd, azure, with a gold star .

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Maturana Last Name Facts

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

The last name Maturana (Hindi: मतुराना, Oriya: ମଟୁରନା) occurs most in Chile. It can also be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Maturana? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 21,483rd most widely held surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 287,273 people. The last name Maturana is predominantly found in The Americas, where 93 percent of Maturana are found; 91 percent are found in South America and 68 percent are found in Hispanic Southern America. Maturana is also the 715,247th most common first name in the world, held by 164 people.

This last name is most commonly used in Chile, where it is borne by 16,053 people, or 1 in 1,097. In Chile Maturana is mostly found in: Santiago Metropolitan Region, where 46 percent reside, Valparaíso Region, where 19 percent reside and O'Higgins Region, where 11 percent reside. Without taking into account Chile this surname exists in 42 countries. It also occurs in Colombia, where 16 percent reside and Spain, where 5 percent reside.

Maturana Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Maturana last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Maturana earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 32.48% less than the national average, earning 233,666 kr per year; in Peru they earn 7.13% more than the national average, earning S/. 20,768 per year; in Colombia they earn 13.42% less than the national average, earning $19,655,800 COP per year; in United States they earn 15.23% less than the national average, earning $36,577 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.33% less than the national average, earning $43,061 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Maturana Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Maturana in the Hindi language
मतुरानाmaturana-
Maturana in the Oriya language
ମଟୁରନାmaturana-

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