Matama Surname
Approximately 10,816 people bear this surname
Matama Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 8,416 | 1:4,639 | 845 |
| Tanzania | 829 | 1:63,862 | 6,786 |
| DR Congo | 664 | 1:111,264 | 12,279 |
| Japan | 241 | 1:530,474 | 14,886 |
| India | 150 | 1:5,113,769 | 127,237 |
| Kenya | 143 | 1:322,936 | 19,861 |
| Malawi | 131 | 1:130,680 | 14,293 |
| Zimbabwe | 64 | 1:241,222 | 26,284 |
| South Africa | 62 | 1:873,834 | 57,209 |
| Papua New Guinea | 28 | 1:291,204 | 39,406 |
| Brazil | 24 | 1:8,919,764 | 194,226 |
| Congo | 15 | 1:332,606 | 9,246 |
| Colombia | 8 | 1:5,971,759 | 20,087 |
| Niger | 6 | 1:3,198,670 | 54,540 |
| Indonesia | 5 | 1:26,449,839 | 597,308 |
| Nigeria | 5 | 1:35,428,552 | 388,973 |
| United States | 5 | 1:72,491,787 | 1,102,614 |
| Zambia | 3 | 1:5,283,307 | 43,479 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| Ivory Coast | 2 | 1:11,535,616 | 61,806 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Guinea | 1 | 1:11,833,817 | 3,268 |
Matama (1,240) may also be a first name.
Matama Demographics
Average Matama Salary in
Colombia
$30,544,200 COP
Per year
Average Salary in
Colombia
$22,702,486 COP
Per year
Matama Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Matama Come From? nationality or country of origin
Matama (Hindi: मतमा, Marathi: मातमा, Oriya: ମାଟାମା) is found in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Matama? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 47,769th most commonly held last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 673,775 people. The last name Matama occurs mostly in Africa, where 96 percent of Matama live; 87 percent live in East Africa and 85 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Matama is also the 224,420th most frequently held given name world-wide, borne by 1,240 people.
The last name is most common in Uganda, where it is carried by 8,416 people, or 1 in 4,639. In Uganda it is most common in: Kamuli District, where 10 percent live, Kyenjojo District, where 8 percent live and Kabarole District, where 7 percent live. Beside Uganda Matama is found in 29 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 8 percent live and The DR Congo, where 6 percent live.
Matama Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
The amount Matama earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 61.12% less than the national average, earning R 92,388 per year and in Colombia they earn 34.54% more than the national average, earning $30,544,200 COP per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Matama Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Matama in the Hindi language | ||
| मतमा | matama | 66.67 |
| मातमा | matama | 33.33 |
| Matama in the Marathi language | ||
| मातमा | matama | 66.67 |
| सत्यम | satyama | 33.33 |
| Matama in the Oriya language | ||
| ମାଟାମା | matama | 41.38 |
| ମାଟାମ | matama | 24.14 |
| ମାତାମା | matama | 10.34 |
| ମଟାମା | matama | 10.34 |
| ମାତମା | matama | 6.9 |
| ମହତମା | mahatama | 3.45 |
| ମତାମା | matama | 3.45 |
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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 Matama
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