Matar is used as a family name or surname in Lebanon. It is 5 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Matar
No. of characters: 5
Origin: Lebanon
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Matar

How popular is Matar?

Matar is common in Lebanon.

Matar is ranked 5297 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Matars grew by 22.95597 per cent to 782 since 2000 and ranked 30013 after elevating 3769 spots. The last name was found in around 3 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 72.63 72.33
Hispanic or Latino 17.52 13.99
Others 6.14 11.32
Black 2.43 1.26
Matar is quite popular family name mostly used in Egypt while Lebanon is ahead in terms of density. Around 103304 people have been found who wears Matar as their family name. Matar is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
6,072 China7
20,790 Nigeria6
7,594 Pakistan5
138 Chad4
75,381 Kyrgyzstan4
718 Liberia4
35,184 Poland3
15,749 Finland3
9,272 Ecuador2
9,185 Hong Kong2
8,995 Uganda2
4,086 Angola2
568 The Gambia2
4,944 Bosnia2
12,161 Wales2
147,165 Czech Republic2
5,726 Puerto Rico2
20,186 Kenya2
30,360 Thailand1
48,575 Azerbaijan1
613 Central African Republic1
107,212 South Africa1
26,040 Trinidad and Tobago1
90,903 Moldova1
19,533 Uruguay1
692 Guinea1
17,236 Ghana1
6,149 Ethiopia1
7,340 Democratic Republic of The Congo1
2,505 Congo1
24,771 Colombia1
801 Cape Verde1
15,705 Cameroon1
3,586 Honduras1
20,172 Hungary1
29,595 Iran1
5,553 Taiwan1
36,678 Singapore1
38,841 Scotland1
21,562 Portugal1
2,024 Mongolia1
8,268 Mauritius1
29,046 Japan1
9,926 Ivory Coast1
7,847 Albania1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
5,918 Mauritania45
3,075 Cyprus34
23,443 Norway26
52,530 Belgium22
23,914 Denmark20
69,202 Netherlands18
58,753 Belarus16
29,517 New Zealand12
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
129,319 Russia83
59,238 Ukraine81
11,524 Sweden80
103,924 Indonesia76
15,572 Switzerland72
1,690 Senegal68
40,284 Spain53
Countries with hundreds of Matar:
6,082 Mexico942
344 Kuwait906
1,253 Israel884
12,030 Germany841
8,308 Algeria803
23,792 Brazil525
251 Bahrain525
13,743 Turkey489
10,069 Canada393
661 Qatar350
4,789 Tunisia297
9,789 Australia286
1,854 Oman279
20,346 England258
2,328 Dominican Republic252
17,815 Tanzania243
6,997 Venezuela226
40,848 Italy202
9,201 Malaysia202
8,140 Austria157
13,504 Romania146
Countries with thousands of Matar:
396 Saudi Arabia8,504
461 Yemen8,209
790 Iraq5,317
205 Jordan3,853
470 United Arab Emirates2,026
20,834 India1,975
545 Libya1,350
3,781 Morocco1,342
4,318 Argentina1,195
29,001 United States1,032
8,948 France1,004
Countries with ten thousands of Matar:
549 Egypt20,633
175 Syria14,403
395 Sudan11,340
49 Lebanon11,126
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

Immigrant Alex. Matar from Ireland aboard the Mariane from Belfast during the Irish famine. He is registered to be 23 years old when he arrived in USA on July 2, 1849. 29 years old Martha Matar, Agnes Matar, Alex. Matar (Born at sea) Infant, are other Matar that migrated to US.

Matar Namesakes

  • Ismail Matar, Soccer player
  • Al-Ḥajjāj ibn Yūsuf ibn Maṭar, Mathematician
  • Ahmed Matar, Poet
  • Alekos Matarangas, Film director
  • Anat Matar, Author
  • Othon Mataragas, Composer
  • Antonello Matarazzo, Visual Artist
  • Ghassan Matar, Actor
  • Horacio Matarasso, Political leader
  • Beatriz Matar, Actor

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