Mataka Surname

28,051st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19,159 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Mataka Surname Definition:

Mataka is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: piece of cloth.

Mataka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi9,5671:1,789201
Tanzania3,4621:15,2921,979
DR Congo1,6141:45,7745,545
Zimbabwe1,4221:10,8571,384
Togo9451:7,6701,744
South Africa8171:66,3138,308
Zambia4261:37,2063,729
Uganda4111:94,9869,701
India1941:3,953,945107,840
Kenya1061:435,65923,420
United States781:4,646,909242,363
Lesotho201:101,62811,096
England121:4,643,172139,951
Papua New Guinea121:679,47678,554
Solomon Islands121:48,3369,616
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Ukraine81:5,690,337241,823
Indonesia71:18,892,742520,071
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Botswana41:546,73222,624
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Congo21:2,494,54828,763
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Mataka (1,749) may also be a first name.

Mataka Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Mataka is a surname of the Bemba tribe, meaning: piece of cloth.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Mataka is a surname of the Lozi tribe, meaning: reeds.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Mataka Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Mataka Come From? nationality or country of origin

Mataka (Hindi: मटका, Marathi: मटाका, Oriya: ମଟକା) is found most in Malawi. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mataka? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mataka is the 28,051st most prevalent family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 380,372 people. The surname Mataka is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Mataka live; 64 percent live in Southern Africa and 64 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 183,202nd most numerous forename worldwide. It is borne by 1,749 people.

The last name is most commonly held in Malawi, where it is carried by 9,567 people, or 1 in 1,789. Excluding Malawi it is found in 40 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 18 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 8 percent are found.

Mataka Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Mataka has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Mataka surname grew 1,300 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Mataka Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Mataka surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those bearing the Mataka last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Mataka earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 43.42% less than the national average, earning R 134,460 per year and in United States they earn 28.35% less than the national average, earning $30,918 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mataika92842/
Mattaka92693/
Mathaka92322/
Mataśka92194/
Matakai9266/
Matayka9239/
Mataeka9234/
Mataaka9222/
Matakau9210/
Matakka928/
Matakay927/
Maitaka927/
Matauka926/
Matakad923/
Matajka922/
Maetaka921/
Matacka921/
Matagka921/
Matakha921/
Maataka921/
Mautakai8661/
Matakaya8635/
Mathakga8631/
Mmathaka8623/
Mattakah8622/
Mathakay8620/
Mashtaka8610/
Maatakka868/
Mautakay864/
Mataszka864/
Matagkas864/
Mataicka864/
Maithaka864/
Mautakas863/
Matakaus863/
Matakeau862/
Mathakau861/
Matakhas861/
Mathakap861/
Mathakat861/
Mastagka861/
Maitaika861/
Meadtaka861/
Mahtakay861/
Mattazka860/
Mastauka860/
Mateka835,809/
Matoka834,410/
Mataki832,043/
Matake831,965/
Matako83973/
Motaka83511/
Mataca83122/
Matěka8340/
Metaka8315/
Mataky832/
Mathaikay8022/
Matakaitė802/
Matauskas801/
Mattakkad801/
Mataikaya801/
Mastachka801/
Mastagkas801/
Mahatakau801/
Matheka7714,447/
Mathake77720/
Mathoka77492/
Moutaka77434/
Mateika77405/
Mateyka77378/
Mateeka77377/
Matacea77335/
Matuoka77230/
Matakou77225/
Maiteka77224/
Mothaka77175/
Matoška77121/
Matecka7785/
Mootaka7784/
Mateaki7772/
Mataiki7767/
Matakis7762/
Matakio7755/
Matatko7754/
Matouka7753/
Matakko7751/
Mathaki7744/
Matacas7741/
Mathako7740/
Maitaki7733/
Mattako7731/
Matuika7730/
Motaska7725/
Matekai7725/
Maateka7722/
Mataike7718/
Mateuka7715/
Matasca7715/
Matakoi7714/
Mategka7713/
Mastako7712/
Maitake7710/
Matakip779/
Matteka778/
Motakai777/
Matocka777/
Maitoka777/
Maitako776/
Matacay776/
Matakyi776/
Matakki775/
Mattoka775/
Matasky775/
Matoeka775/
Mhatake774/
Mmatoka774/
Maataki774/
Motakaj774/
Mataske773/
Mottaka773/
Mettaka773/
Matakie773/
Matauke772/
Mastaca772/
Matooka772/
Madtoka772/
Matokay772/
Mataaki772/
Matasko772/
Mataiko772/
Mautaki771/
Mauteka771/
Matacat771/
Matajko771/
Matekah771/
Maatake771/
Metakau771/
Motakat771/
Motakka771/
Matokka771/
Matadko771/
Mataśko771/
Mataako771/
Matacca771/
Mataeca771/
Matahki771/
Mataica771/
Matakho771/
Matakii771/
Matakyo771/
Matekka771/
Matośka771/
Maetoka771/
Majteka771/
Maytako771/
Motakau771/
'Matoka771/
Matauko771/
Maytaca771/
Matakij771/
Mattaki771/
Mattake770/
Mastauskas7531/
Mahatakaus754/
Mattakkatt751/
Mathakiy715,081/
Mateicka7177/
Matoszka7174/
Mahatako7148/
Masteika7140/
Mahatake7136/
Matheyka7129/
Matheika7129/
Mathakho7124/
Mattheka7121/
Mashtauskas7119/
Matashko7118/
Mateikat7117/
Matasker7116/
Matoukas7115/
Mattakit7111/
Mostakas719/
Matěáska718/
Matteeka717/
Mastaski717/
Mathakit716/
Mathaker716/
Mattecka716/
Masteyka715/
Mastokas714/
Mautaake714/
Mouttaka714/
Mastakou714/
Mateyska713/
Mathekay713/
Motakaai713/
Maitaiki713/
Mattakij713/
Mateijka712/
Moutakka712/
Maitouka712/
Mathakki711/
Matheaki711/
Matokaja711/
Mattakot711/
Mattakoy711/
Maattaca711/
Mataszko711/
Mathouka711/
Matagcas711/
Mathakou711/
Matheeka711/
Mateacas711/
Mateasko711/
Mateekah711/
Mastouka711/
Mastaaki711/
Mastakui711/
Masthatkhah711/
Mattaker711/
Mattakko711/
Motheaka711/
Moutakai711/
Moutakas711/
Mouthaka711/
Motakaip711/
Matthake711/
Mathakge711/
M'Ethaka711/
Mahataki711/
Matagkis711/
Madtakid711/
Maitaker710/
Maetecka710/
Matoko678,381/
Matoke677,207/
Mateko672,586/
Motoka672,144/
Motake671,588/
Moteka671,253/
Motaki67606/
Mataqe67296/
Mataco67280/
Meteka67194/
Mothakaja6788/
Motako6785/
Mátéka6764/
Mataqi6764/
Matoki6753/
Moustakea6728/
Matthecka6722/
Metaca6719/
Matteikat6717/
Metoka6710/
Mattakopp676/
Metako676/
Matacă676/
Matoca675/
Moustakka675/
Maitochka675/
Mathaukot674/
Mahatacai673/
Mataiskyi673/
Motaca672/
Matthakit672/
Mateichka671/
Mathakith671/
Mateca671/
Mataschke671/
Mastachki671/
Mashtakou671/
Maistakoy671/
Mahatokai671/
Motaky670/

Mataka Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mataka in the Hindi language
मटकाmataka92.65
मतकाmataka2.94
मताकाmataka2.21
मटाकाmataka1.47
माताकाmataka0.74
Mataka in the Oriya language
ମଟକାmataka92.64
ମତକାmataka3.68
ମାଟକାmataka2.45
ମାଟାକାmataka0.61
େମାଟକାemataka0.61
Mataka in the Marathi language
मटाकाmataka36.36
माटाकाmataka18.18
मतकाmataka18.18
माताकाmataka9.09
मटकाmataka9.09
मातकाmataka9.09

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