Maeta Surname
Approximately 1,057 people bear this surname
Maeta Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 265 | 1:204,444 | 21,800 |
| India | 149 | 1:5,148,090 | 127,785 |
| Solomon Islands | 126 | 1:4,603 | 594 |
| DR Congo | 123 | 1:600,647 | 45,387 |
| French Polynesia | 92 | 1:3,052 | 652 |
| Indonesia | 88 | 1:1,502,832 | 101,066 |
| Japan | 76 | 1:1,682,162 | 25,629 |
| Brazil | 50 | 1:4,281,487 | 114,765 |
| Papua New Guinea | 20 | 1:407,686 | 53,132 |
| Thailand | 18 | 1:3,924,352 | 328,346 |
| United States | 14 | 1:25,889,924 | 709,614 |
| Kenya | 11 | 1:4,198,173 | 41,178 |
| Mauritania | 11 | 1:372,260 | 15,230 |
| Russia | 4 | 1:36,030,764 | 577,589 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 1:16,739,561 | 595,711 |
Maeta (8,997) may also be a first name.
Maeta Demographics
Average Maeta Salary in
United States
$42,167 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Maeta Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Maeta Come From? nationality or country of origin
Maeta (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﻌﻂ, Russian: Маета) occurs more in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Maeta? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 346,158th most frequently used last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 6,894,556 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 39 percent of Maeta live; 25 percent live in Southern Africa and 25 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 65,712th most prevalent given name worldwide It is held by 8,997 people.
The last name Maeta is most widely held in South Africa, where it is held by 265 people, or 1 in 204,444. In South Africa Maeta is mostly concentrated in: Limpopo, where 55 percent live, Gauteng, where 35 percent live and Free State, where 5 percent live. Outside of South Africa this last name occurs in 22 countries. It is also common in India, where 14 percent live and The Solomon Islands, where 12 percent live.
Maeta Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Maeta has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Maeta surname rose 467 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Maeta Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
The amount Maeta earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 49.42% less than the national average, earning R 120,204 per year and in United States they earn 2.28% less than the national average, earning $42,167 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Maeta Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Maeta in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻣﻌﻂ | mt | 81.25 |
| ﻣﻌﻄﻪ | mth | 12.5 |
| ﻣﻌﻄﺎ | mta | 6.25 |
| Maeta in the Russian language | ||
| Маета | maeta | - |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- 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 Maeta
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