View the most religious surnames in Kenya

Where Does The Last Name Matana Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Matana (Georgian: მატანა, Hindi: मताना, Marathi: मटाना, Oriya: ମାତନ, Russian: Матана) occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Matana? ^{popularity and diffusion}

Matana is the 106,319^th most commonly used surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 1,657,014 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 47 percent of Matana live; 29 percent live in East Africa and 28 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 102,527^th most widely held first name in the world, borne by 4,506 people.

This surname is most frequently used in Tanzania, where it is held by 1,215 people, or 1 in 43,573. In Tanzania it is most frequent in: Tabora Region, where 28 percent reside, Simiyu Region, where 21 percent reside and Shinyanga Region, where 19 percent reside. Not including Tanzania this last name is found in 58 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 18 percent reside and Indonesia, where 9 percent reside.

Matana Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

The amount Matana earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 30.15% less than the national average, earning R 165,996 per year and in United States they earn 3.18% less than the national average, earning $41,779 USD per year.