Mataba Surname

69,344th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,149 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Mataba Surname Definition:

Mataba is a surname of the Lozi tribe, meaning: swamp.

Mataba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania3,5631:14,8591,931
DR Congo9371:78,8479,121
South Africa9231:58,6977,428
Philippines7381:137,17923,201
Cameroon3451:60,2007,748
Zimbabwe3071:50,2877,669
Japan1011:1,265,78522,505
Namibia551:43,8075,665
Uganda481:813,31838,363
Zambia421:377,37919,273
Nigeria341:5,210,081134,475
England131:4,286,005132,302
India101:76,706,538639,611
Lesotho51:406,51217,363
Congo51:997,81917,129
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Niger31:6,397,33978,839
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
France11:66,422,722504,397

Mataba (1,908) may also be a first name.

Mataba Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Mataba is a surname of the Lozi tribe, meaning: swamp.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Mataba Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mataba (Hindi: मताबा, Marathi: मताबा, Oriya: ମାଟବ) occurs in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mataba? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mataba is the 69,344th most widespread last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 1,019,380 people. Mataba is mostly found in Africa, where 88 percent of Mataba live; 51 percent live in East Africa and 50 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Mataba is also the 173,946th most frequent first name globally, borne by 1,908 people.

The last name Mataba is most frequent in Tanzania, where it is held by 3,563 people, or 1 in 14,859. In Tanzania it is most common in: Mwanza Region, where 30 percent reside, Mara Region, where 14 percent reside and Geita Region, where 14 percent reside. Outside of Tanzania it exists in 26 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 13 percent reside and South Africa, where 13 percent reside.

Mataba Last Name Statistics demography

Mataba earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 52.49% less than the national average, earning R 112,908 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mathaba9210,002/
Mattaba92302/
Matabay92164/
Maitaba9271/
Majtaba9228/
Matabai9227/
Matabat9223/
Mastaba9219/
Mahtaba9212/
Matabas9210/
Matabaz927/
Mataeba925/
Matabau925/
Matabha924/
Mataaba924/
Matabah923/
Matabaa921/
Matab'a921/
Matgaba921/
Maytaba921/
'Mataba921/
Matabhai86597/
Maitabai8693/
Mastabay8645/
Mahtabha8643/
Mahtabas8638/
Matabaai8633/
Mataybay8623/
Mastabai8615/
Matabooa8611/
Mauteaba869/
Mathabai865/
Maitaiba865/
Mashtaba863/
Mahataba862/
Maitabay862/
Mattabah862/
Majthaba861/
Mahtabah861/
Maistaba861/
Matahaba861/
Mathabad861/
Madttaba861/
Maitabga861/
Majjtaba861/
Mahjtaba861/
Majdtaba861/
Maathaba861/
Maujtaba861/
Matoba8319,503/
Matava832,420/
Matawa831,655/
Mateba831,411/
Motaba831,171/
Matabi83557/
Matabo83158/
Matabe83117/
Metaba8311/
Matabhaih8029/
Mathabhai806/
Mahatabai804/
Mahatabah802/
Mataibhai801/
Mmatabhai801/
Matabhaij801/
Maitgabai801/
Mojtaba776,201/
Mahtabi773,399/
Matheba772,091/
Mathabe771,794/
Matasva771,201/
Mathabi77979/
Matouba77882/
Mataboo77549/
Mataswa77256/
Matabhi77183/
Maitava77180/
Matahwa77148/
Matabos77132/
Mothaba77130/
Matampa77125/
Mattawa7789/
Matavay7779/
Matawai7774/
Mathoba7767/
Maitawa7764/
Muitaba7762/
Mataboh7762/
Majtabe7752/
Mathabo7751/
Motabah7739/
Matavad7738/
Motabat7729/
Mataway7728/
Matavai7727/
Matobad7727/
Mateeba7722/
Matoiba7720/
'Matoba7717/
Mastabi7716/
Mehtaba7712/
Mathava7711/
Moutaba7711/
Maitabo7711/
Maitabe7711/
Matabey7710/
Matavah779/
Mathawa779/
Mhatabe777/
Matoeba777/
Metabai776/
Matabie776/
Matabio776/
Matawea776/
Mastaby775/
Motabai775/
Majtabi775/
Matabou775/
Matawaa775/
Matavha774/
Mastoba774/
Mostaba773/
Mattabi773/
Mataboy773/
Metabah773/
Matauwa772/
Maitabi772/
Matabho772/
Matobai772/
Mohtaba772/
Mastabe772/
Matooba772/
Mataiwa772/
Matawah772/
Mataywa772/
Matabós771/
Mataber771/
Matabhe771/
Matabui771/
Matayva771/
Mattabe771/
Maatava771/
Metabaj771/
Motabaj771/
Matasua771/
Matavau771/
Matawat771/
Mataabi771/
Mataabo771/
Mataawo771/
Matabis771/
Matahua771/
Mataibe771/
Matebai771/
Matteba771/
Matobay771/
Maetabo771/
Maatabo771/
Maztabi771/
Moztaba771/
Motabad771/
Mahtabo771/
Matavea771/
Matebah771/
Matebay771/
Mathavha711,046/
Matabooe71434/
Matampay71172/
Mathavad71123/
Maitaiwa71109/
Mataiwua7179/
Mastobay7165/
Mojtabai7160/
Matawhay7154/
Motabhai7147/
Mattaway7132/
Mashtabi7130/
Mastawah7128/
Muittaba7125/
Mathavai7120/
Maitouba7117/
Moustaba7110/
Maathoba719/
'Mathabo718/
Mahtawai718/
Mahatabi717/
Masthava717/
Motabhay717/
Mattavat717/
Mottabad715/
Masthabo715/
Mathavat714/
Mathawad714/
Mathaway714/
Mahataabhay714/
Matavaph714/
Mastobai714/
Mochtaba713/
Metabhai713/
Mastaber713/
Mmathabo712/
Mahatabe712/
Mahatabo711/
Maythabi711/
Matavath711/
Mathavas711/
Mattobai711/
Mastaboi711/
Masthabi711/
Matobaya711/
Mattavad711/
Maathava711/
Mettabai711/
Meijtaba711/
Moutahba711/
Matavais711/
Matabodh711/
Matabooh711/
Matabous711/
Matachua711/
Matgaiwa711/
Maitabou711/
Majhtabi711/
Mahtabeh711/
Mahtabes711/
Mahtasbi711/
Mothabai711/
Moutaiba711/
Mouztaba711/
Motabhau711/
Moshtaba711/
Mataboch711/
Matova671,616/
Matobo671,581/
Motawa671,430/
Matebo67667/
Matowa67651/
Motabo67601/
Motabi67423/
Matobe67273/
Motoba67243/
Matavo67195/
Matavi67153/
Motabe67140/
Mahtabood67139/
Matawo67133/
Mashtabei6789/
Metabo6776/
Mouchtaba6764/
Moteba6757/
Matobi6754/
Matave6747/
Mahtaboud6727/
Methabhai6726/
Mathavhea6726/
Moitabhai6716/
Motava6714/
Mashtabey6711/
Mahatabhi679/
Mahatavai675/
Matthawat674/
Metoba673/
Mathavath672/
Matoby672/
Mahathabi671/
Masthabee671/
Mothabhai671/
Muittabah671/
Mahatavad671/
Mahatobai671/
Motaby671/
Muitabhai671/
Meteba671/
Mojtaba'e671/

Mataba Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mataba in the Oriya language
ମାଟବmataba-
Mataba in the Hindi language
मताबाmataba95.83
मतबाmataba4.17
Mataba in the Marathi language
मताबाmataba50
मताबmataba16.67
महेताबmahetaba16.67
मताबािहमmatabaihama16.67

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