Matacha Surname
Approximately 174 people bear this surname
Matacha Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 158 | 1:335,074 | 25,051 |
| Zimbabwe | 10 | 1:1,543,824 | 78,460 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
Matacha (28) may also be a first name.
Matacha Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Matacha Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Matacha (Oriya: ମଟଚା) occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Matacha? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,300,225th most commonly held last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 41,882,448 people. The surname Matacha occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Matacha are found; 91 percent are found in East Africa and 91 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,994,417th most numerous given name on earth, borne by 28 people.
Matacha is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is carried by 158 people, or 1 in 335,074. In Tanzania Matacha is primarily found in: Mara Region, where 100 percent are found. Besides Tanzania this last name is found in 6 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 6 percent are found and Cameroon, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Matacha Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Matacha in the Oriya language | ||
| ମଟଚା | mataca | - |
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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 Matacha
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