Matilla is used as a family name or surname in Argentina. It is 7 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Matilla
No. of characters: 7
Origin: Argentina
Meaning: Common in Spain, means the person who comes from a town with this name (six cities in Spain, not counting the hamlets and the places called). The place name is a diminutive of "mata" (= grove, bush, bushy place). The plural form Matillas has the same meaning.

How popular is Matilla?

Matilla is common in Argentina.

Matilla is ranked 64071 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Matillas plummeted by 1.315789 per cent to 150 since 2000 and slipped by 8048 spots and ranked at 116201. The last name was found in around 0 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
Hispanic or Latino 60.67 53.95
White 19.33 21.71
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 15.33 18.42
Matilla is quite popular last name mostly concentrated in Spain which signifies that it is originated from Spain. Around 7129 people have been found who wears Matilla as their family name. Matilla is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
179,761 Australia6
75,381 Kyrgyzstan4
14,408 Uruguay2
9,272 Ecuador2
139,444 Brazil2
50,307 Saudi Arabia1
25,746 Finland1
42,479 Greece1
9,498 Iceland1
199,150 Kazakhstan1
7,292 Vietnam1
7,314 Bolivia1
8,828 Puerto Rico1
81,201 Switzerland1
36,678 Singapore1
58,885 Poland1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
24,028 United Arab Emirates38
52,530 Belgium22
156,482 Canada14
78,557 Netherlands13
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
13,010 Venezuela100
10,122 Chile90
10,596 Colombia87
60,099 England59
Countries with hundreds of Matilla:
111,951 United States196
59,024 Germany168
71,478 France135
23,602 Mexico131
Countries with thousands of Matilla:
1,378 Spain3,735
12,203 Philippines1,224
4,769 Argentina1,090
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Matilla Namesakes

  • Javier Matilla, Soccer player
  • Elisa Matilla, Actress
  • In 2017 sci-fi flick, Alienígenas, Marco Matilla played Suarez.

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