Matalai Surname
Approximately 87 people bear this surname
Matalai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 48 | 1:15,980,529 | 256,885 |
| Papua New Guinea | 25 | 1:326,149 | 43,617 |
| Liberia | 12 | 1:367,378 | 19,503 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
Matalai (17) may also be a first name.
Matalai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Matalai Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Matalai (Marathi: मटलाई) is held by more people in India than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Matalai? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 2,007,164th most widely held surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 83,764,896 people. It is predominantly found in Asia, where 55 percent of Matalai live; 55 percent live in South Asia and 55 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Matalai is also the 2,694,839th most frequently occurring first name globally, borne by 17 people.
It is most prevalent in India, where it is carried by 48 people, or 1 in 15,980,529. In India it is primarily found in: Meghalaya, where 69 percent reside, Maharashtra, where 29 percent reside and Karnataka, where 2 percent reside. Other than India this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 29 percent reside and Liberia, where 14 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Matalai Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Matalai in the Marathi language | ||
| मटलाई | matala'i | 91.67 |
| मतलाई | matala'i | 8.33 |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Matalai
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