Cognomen مطر (مطر 
, Matar 
) , worldwide, is a widespread surname. The surname مطر is characteristic of Western Asia, particularly Lebanon, where it is a common surname, Palestinian Territory, and Bahrain (explore the name in all countries). Measured by absolute frequency, it most frequently occurs in Egypt, Lebanon, and Sudan. Likewise, مطر is the forename as well as the last name.
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| مطر | Egypt, Palestinian Territory, Syria, Sudan, Iraq |
| Matar | Egypt, Senegal, India, Saudi Arabia, Lebanon |
| الحجاج بن يوسف بن مطر Medieval Arab mathematician (b. 786) |
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| إلياس مطر Lebanese physician and researcher, LB (b. 1857) |
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| محمد جواد مطر Iraqi faqih and poet, IQ (b. 1881) |
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| عمر مطر JO (b. 1889) |
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| عبد المهدي مطر Iraqi faqih and poet, IQ (b. 1901) |
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مطر الأحمدي Saudi Arabian journalist, SA (b. 1953) |
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سليم مطر Iraqi historian, IQ (b. 1956) |
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| فيرا مطر Lebanese female tennis player, LB (b. 1916) |
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مادلين مطر Lebanese singer, LB (b. 1972) |
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معتز مطر Egyptian journalist, EG (b. 1974) |
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| أميرة حلمي مطر Egyptian scholar of Philosophy, EG (b. 1930) |
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| محمد عفيفي مطر poet, EG (b. 1935) |
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| جوزيف مطر lebanese poet and artist, LB (b. 1935) |
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| فؤاد مطر Lebanese writer and journalist, LB (b. 1937) |
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| غسان مطر Palestinian actor, PS (b. 1938) |
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