Mataala Surname
Approximately 62 people bear this surname
Mataala Surname User-submission:
The Mataala surname means 'light from luminant and non luminant sources'.
Mataala Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 37 | 1:1,055,116 | 44,846 |
| Mauritania | 17 | 1:240,874 | 11,443 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
Mataala Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The Mataala surname means 'light from luminant and non luminant sources'.
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Where Does The Last Name Mataala Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mataala (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﻌﻄﻞ) is held by more people in Uganda than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Mataala? popularity and diffusion
The surname Mataala is the 2,436,415th most numerous surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 117,541,063 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 90 percent of Mataala live; 60 percent live in East Africa and 60 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
The surname Mataala is most widely held in Uganda, where it is carried by 37 people, or 1 in 1,055,116. In Uganda Mataala is most common in: Bugiri District, where 51 percent live, Kalungu District, where 27 percent live and Mayuge District, where 5 percent live. Excluding Uganda Mataala exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Mauritania, where 27 percent live and India, where 6 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Mataala Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Mataala in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻣﻌﻄﻞ | mtl | 71.43 |
| ﻣﻌﻄﻠﻞ | mtll | 28.57 |
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Footnotes
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