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

The surname Matai (Bengali: মতই, Georgian: მატაი, Hindi: मतई, Marathi: मताई, Oriya: ମଟାଇ) is found most frequently in South Sudan. It can be found as: Mátai, Mataî or Mataï. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

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

The surname Matai is the 37,523^rd most commonly used surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 519,352 people. The last name Matai is primarily found in Africa, where 66 percent of Matai live; 60 percent live in East Africa and 58 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Matai is also the 76,899^th most prevalent first name throughout the world It is held by 7,095 people.

It is most commonly used in South Sudan, where it is borne by 7,926 people, or 1 in 1,440. Other than South Sudan this surname is found in 73 countries. It also occurs in India, where 9 percent are found and Fiji, where 6 percent are found.

Matai Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Matai has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Matai last name increased 7,400 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Matai Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is chiefly Christian (89%) in Kenya.

In The United States those bearing the Matai surname are 30.1% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 83.33% registered with the party.

The amount Matai earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 22.65% more than the national average, earning R 291,456 per year; in United States they earn 13.52% more than the national average, earning $48,982 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.66% less than the national average, earning $47,366 CAD per year.