Matwar Surname
Approximately 13 people bear this surname
Matwar Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | 11 | 1:2,923,017 | 17,932 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Matwar (786) may also be a first name.
Matwar Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Matwar Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Matwar (Hindi: मातवर, Marathi: मतवार) occurs most in Afghanistan. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Matwar? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 5,391,485th most commonly used surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 560,580,455 people. Matwar is primarily found in Asia, where 92 percent of Matwar live; 92 percent live in South Asia and 85 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 292,462nd most commonly used first name at a global level, borne by 786 people.
The surname is most commonly held in Afghanistan, where it is borne by 11 people, or 1 in 2,923,017. In Afghanistan it is primarily concentrated in: Nangarhar, where 64 percent are found, Daykundi, where 9 percent are found and Kabul, where 9 percent are found. Not including Afghanistan this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in India, where 8 percent are found and Tanzania, where 8 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matwear | 92 | 144 | / |
| Matware | 92 | 11 | / |
| Mattwar | 92 | 3 | / |
| Mathware | 86 | 112 | / |
| Madwar | 83 | 1,267 | / |
| Matuar | 83 | 28 | / |
| Metwar | 83 | 7 | / |
| Motwar | 83 | 2 | / |
| Mathuar | 77 | 57 | / |
| Madhwar | 77 | 54 | / |
| Metwair | 77 | 43 | / |
| Maadwar | 77 | 2 | / |
| Maddwar | 77 | 2 | / |
| Matuare | 77 | 1 | / |
| Maidwar | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mahadwar | 71 | 93 | / |
| Madhware | 71 | 9 | / |
| Mahatvar | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mauthwor | 71 | 1 | / |
| Madbar | 67 | 1,394 | / |
| Medwar | 67 | 65 | / |
| Maggidwar | 67 | 35 | / |
| Maduar | 67 | 31 | / |
| Madvar | 67 | 20 | / |
| Maystuart | 67 | 1 | / |
| Matuor | 67 | 1 | / |
| Modwar | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mahadware | 67 | 1 | / |
Matwar Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Matwar in the Hindi language | ||
| मातवर | matavara | 99.41 |
| मातबर | matabara | 0.29 |
| मातावर | matavara | 0.29 |
| Matwar in the Marathi language | ||
| मतवार | matavara | 75 |
| मतवर | matavara | 25 |
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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 Matwar
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