Matalya Surname
Approximately 16 people bear this surname
Matalya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 13 | 1:627,209 | 74,307 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
Matalya (20) may also be a first name.
Matalya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Matalya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Matalya is found in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Matalya? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 4,908,606th most common last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 455,471,620 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 81 percent of Matalya are found; 81 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 81 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 2,446,817th most commonly held forename throughout the world, held by 20 people.
The surname Matalya is most numerous in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 13 people, or 1 in 627,209. In Papua New Guinea it is primarily found in: Enga, where 100 percent reside. Not including Papua New Guinea it is found in one country. It is also common in Uganda, where 19 percent reside.
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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 Matalya
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