von Matern Surname

2,506,728th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 59 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

von Matern Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

von Matern Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden571:172,75011,943
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048

The alternate forms: von Matérn (29) are calculated separately.

von Matern Last Name Facts

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

von Matern is borne by more people in Sweden than any other country or territory. It may also be found as: von Matérn. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name von Matern? popularity and diffusion

The surname von Matern is the 2,506,728th most widely held last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 123,517,727 people. The last name von Matern is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of von Matern live; 98 percent live in Northern Europe and 98 percent live in Scandinavia.

The last name von Matern is most frequently occurring in Sweden, where it is carried by 57 people, or 1 in 172,750. In Sweden von Matern is mostly found in: Stockholm County, where 75 percent live, Västra Götaland County, where 7 percent live and Gävleborg County, where 5 percent live. Barring Sweden von Matern occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Iceland, where 2 percent live and Portugal, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
von Matérn9729/
van Meteren76246/
Vonmeeteren766/
Vanmteren741/
van Meeteren731,113/
van Meeteran731/
Vanmeteren7021/
Vanmeetern707/
van Meetteren701/
Vanmeeteren67329/
Vanmeeteran671/
van Meetren671/
Phonmotrin60103/
Phonmotrun6073/
Phonmotron6024/
Vanmeetren6018/
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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
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  • 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 von Matern
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