Matania Surname

862,604th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 315 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
French Polynesia

Matania Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Matania Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy1041:588,04555,113
India921:8,337,667172,929
DR Congo551:1,343,26579,223
England181:3,095,448105,421
Israel111:777,96750,646
Germany91:8,945,051266,530
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827
France21:33,211,361423,184
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Matania (221) may also be a first name.

Matania Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Matania Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Matania (Oriya: ମଟାଣିଆ) occurs in Italy more than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Matania? popularity and diffusion

The surname Matania is the 862,604th most common last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 23,135,066 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 45 percent of Matania are found; 33 percent are found in Southwestern Europe and 33 percent are found in Italic Europe. Matania is also the 606,684th most commonly occurring first name worldwide It is held by 221 people.

It is most commonly occurring in Italy, where it is carried by 104 people, or 1 in 588,045. In Italy it is primarily concentrated in: Campania, where 99 percent live and Piedmont, where 1 percent live. Outside of Italy Matania exists in 20 countries. It also occurs in India, where 29 percent live and The DR Congo, where 17 percent live.

Matania Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Matania has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Matania last name declined 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

Matania Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Matania in the Oriya language
ମଟାଣିଆmatani'a50
ମାଟାନିଆmatani'a40.91
ମତାଣିଆmatani'a4.55
ବିୁମାଟାନିଆbiumatani'a2.27
ମତାନୀଆmatani'a2.27

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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
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  • 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 Matania
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