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
Matalai (Marathi: मटलाई) is more frequently found in India than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of Matalai click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Matalai? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,007,164th most prevalent surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 83,764,896 people. The surname Matalai is mostly found in Asia, where 55 percent of Matalai reside; 55 percent reside in South Asia and 55 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 2,694,839th most frequently occurring first name globally, borne by 17 people.
The surname is most prevalent in India, where it is held by 48 people, or 1 in 15,980,529. In India it is primarily found in: Meghalaya, where 69 percent are found, Maharashtra, where 29 percent are found and Karnataka, where 2 percent are found. Barring India Matalai exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 29 percent are found and Liberia, where 14 percent are found.
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
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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 Matalai
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