Matanja Surname
Approximately 3 people bear this surname
Matanja Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Matanja (10) may also be a first name.
Matanja Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Matanja Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Matanja (Hindi: मतन्जा) is found most in Albania. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Matanja? popularity and diffusion
Matanja is the 10,311,814th most widely held family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 33 percent of Matanja reside; 33 percent reside in Southern Africa and 33 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,684,242nd most commonly held first name world-wide, held by 10 people.
This surname is most frequent in Albania, where it is borne by 1 people, or 1 in 2,914,055. In Albania Matanja is most common in: Shkodër County, where 100 percent are found. Other than Albania Matanja is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 33 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 33 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Matanja Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Matanja in the Hindi language | ||
| मतन्जा | matanja | - |
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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 Matanja
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