Mataja Surname
Approximately 598 people bear this surname
Mataja Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 355 | 1:149,131 | 13,558 |
| Croatia | 185 | 1:22,857 | 4,779 |
| Zimbabwe | 17 | 1:908,132 | 59,260 |
| Canada | 11 | 1:3,349,599 | 180,238 |
| United States | 10 | 1:36,245,893 | 832,629 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Malawi | 4 | 1:4,279,777 | 24,060 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2 | 1:1,768,201 | 16,841 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
Mataja (154) may also be a first name.
Mataja Demographics
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Mataja Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mataja Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mataja (Marathi: मतजा, Oriya: ମାତାଜା) is found most frequently in Tanzania. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mataja? popularity and diffusion
Mataja is the 538,129th most frequently occurring last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 12,186,532 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 64 percent of Mataja reside; 59 percent reside in East Africa and 59 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Mataja is also the 740,891st most frequently occurring given name on earth, held by 154 people.
Mataja is most prevalent in Tanzania, where it is held by 355 people, or 1 in 149,131. In Tanzania it is primarily found in: Ruvuma Region, where 95 percent live, Dar es Salaam Region, where 1 percent live and Mtwara Region, where 1 percent live. Not including Tanzania Mataja exists in 15 countries. It is also common in Croatia, where 31 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 3 percent live.
Mataja Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Mataja last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% being registered with the party.
The amount Mataja earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 231.94% more than the national average, earning $143,229 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.21% less than the national average, earning $45,604 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Mataja Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Mataja in the Oriya language | ||
| ମାତାଜା | mataja | - |
| Mataja in the Marathi language | ||
| मतजा | mataja | - |
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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
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- 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 Mataja
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