da Mata Surname

17,249th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 32,122 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
São Tomé and Príncipe

da Mata Surname User-submission:

This surname means 'From the woods'.

da Mata 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
Brazil27,6951:7,730492
Angola3,1551:8,5541,062
São Tomé and Príncipe4031:44088
Portugal2931:35,5572,167
Venezuela1791:168,7384,973
South Africa1711:316,82930,013
Cape Verde491:10,809385
Spain261:1,798,15550,469
France221:3,019,215204,848
Luxembourg201:29,0275,175
Canada191:1,939,242123,675
England151:3,714,537119,675
Jersey101:9,9202,003
United States91:40,273,215872,126
Northern Ireland71:263,57711,625
Argentina71:6,106,202178,634
Panama71:558,8949,437
Benin61:1,722,60061,769
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Mozambique41:6,815,3924,272
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
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da Mata Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname means 'From the woods'.

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da Mata Demographics

Average da Mata Salary in
Canada

$49,676 CAD

Per year
Rank:
130,658 of 236,188
Percentage of all salaries earned by bearers:
8.22004E-5
Rank: 97,781 of 236,189
Percentage of national average salary:
99.99%
Sample size: 9 (2014)

Average Salary in
Canada

$49,683 CAD

Per year
Per month:
$4,140 CAD
Per week:
$920 CAD
Per day:
$136 CAD

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da Mata Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name da Mata Come From? nationality or country of origin

da Mata is more commonly found in Brazil than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name da Mata? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 17,249th most common family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 226,871 people. The surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 87 percent of da Mata are found; 87 percent are found in South America and 86 percent are found in Luso-South America.

The last name is most numerous in Brazil, where it is carried by 27,695 people, or 1 in 7,730. In Brazil da Mata is mostly concentrated in: Minas Gerais, where 20 percent reside, São Paulo, where 19 percent reside and Bahia, where 12 percent reside. Apart from Brazil da Mata is found in 33 countries. It also occurs in Angola, where 10 percent reside and São Tomé and Príncipe, where 1 percent reside.

da Mata Last Name Statistics demography

The amount da Mata earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 144% more than the national average, earning R 579,828 per year and in Canada they earn 0.01% less than the national average, earning $49,676 CAD per year.

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
da Matta935,755/
da Matha93440/
da Matas937/
da Mauta932/
das Mata931/
das Matas8815/
da Mattas883/
das Matta881/
das Maita881/
da Mota8644,470/
de Mata862,344/
da Mato866/
Da-Mata864/
di Mata861/
das Mahata8248/
das Mattas824/
das Maitay821/
da Motta8013,824/
de Matta80464/
de Matas80216/
Da-Matha80121/
da Mouta8035/
de Matha8032/
di Maita8025/
da Matos8020/
da Moita8011/
das Mate806/
das Meta806/
de Matoa804/
de Maita804/
de Mauta804/
Da-Matta804/
de Matea804/
da Matto803/
di Matta801/
de Mayta801/
das Mota801/
da Moota801/
das Mahatha781/
das Maity752,926/
das Maiti75727/
di Mattea75123/
das Mohta7528/
das Mahto758/
da Mattos757/
de Mattas755/
de Mautas753/
das Matiy753/
da Mahato751/
di Mattìa751/
da Mottas751/
da Moutta751/
da Mootta751/
de Mota71858/
de Mato71328/
das Mahato71310/
do Mato7183/
de Mate7135/
Da-Mota7124/
di Mota718/
do Mota717/
de Mati716/
da Moto715/
das Maitiy713/
de Meta712/
da Meto712/
da Mote711/
das Moitas711/
de Matos67140,465/
di Motta67229/
de Matti67127/
de Matto67119/
de Motta67116/
de Mates67116/
do Matto6762/
de Maity6757/
de Matis6756/
di Matto6742/
de Maiti6731/
de Matte6729/
da Mosto6724/
di Matte6714/
de Mouta6713/
do Matos679/
de Matei678/
da Motha676/
di Matos675/
de Mateu674/
da Motto673/
do Motta673/
de Motas673/
de Matio672/
da Metto672/
de Matoz672/
de Mattè672/
dos Mota671/
de Mathe671/
de Matez671/
das Mahatoo671/
das Meto671/
di Matti671/
di Mehta671/
de Maite671/
de Matté671/
de Matíz671/
Da-Motta671/
de Matho671/
der Mota671/
de Motay670/
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