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 or territory. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Matalya? popularity and diffusion
Matalya is the 4,908,606th most frequently held last name globally It is held by around 1 in 455,471,620 people. The surname Matalya 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. Matalya is also the 2,446,817th most frequently used first name at a global level It is held by 20 people.
The surname is most commonly occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 13 people, or 1 in 627,209. In Papua New Guinea Matalya is primarily found in: Enga, where 100 percent are found. Aside from Papua New Guinea it occurs in one country. It is also common in Uganda, where 19 percent are found.
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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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