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

The last name Matah (Arabic: ماته, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﻌﻄﺎﻩ, Hindi: मतहा) has its highest incidence in Cameroon. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

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

The last name is the 536,164^th most widely held last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 12,125,700 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 67 percent of Matah are found; 58 percent are found in Central Africa and 58 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 313,557^th most commonly occurring forename globally, held by 695 people.

This last name is most widely held in Cameroon, where it is carried by 356 people, or 1 in 58,340. In Cameroon Matah is mostly found in: West Region, where 54 percent reside, Centre Region, where 18 percent reside and Littoral Region, where 16 percent reside. Beside Cameroon this last name exists 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 occurrence of Matah has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.