Where Does The Last Name Matah Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Matah (Arabic: ماته, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﻌﻄﺎﻩ, Hindi: मतहा) occurs most in Cameroon. It may also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Matah? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname is the 536,164^th most prevalent last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 12,125,700 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 67 percent of Matah live; 58 percent live in Central Africa and 58 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Matah is also the 313,557^th most widely held forename throughout the world, borne by 695 people.

The surname Matah is most frequently held in Cameroon, where it is held by 356 people, or 1 in 58,340. In Cameroon it is mostly concentrated in: West Region, where 54 percent reside, Centre Region, where 18 percent reside and Littoral Region, where 16 percent reside. Outside of Cameroon this surname occurs in 26 countries. It also occurs in Iraq, where 9 percent reside and India, where 8 percent reside.

Matah Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Matah has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.