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

Matara (Arabic: ماطرا, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﻄﺎﺭ, Hindi: मतरा, Marathi: माटरा, Oriya: ମତରା, Russian: Матара, Tibetan: མ་ཏ་ར།) occurs most in Kenya. It can be rendered as: Matară or Matără. Click here for further potential spellings of Matara.

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

The surname Matara is the 38,240^th most frequent family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 529,541 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 76 percent of Matara are found; 60 percent are found in East Africa and 38 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Matara is also the 88,330^th most commonly used first name in the world, borne by 5,722 people.

The surname Matara is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is carried by 6,733 people, or 1 in 6,859. In Kenya it is primarily found in: Kisii County, where 34 percent are found, Nyamira County, where 29 percent are found and Nairobi County, where 9 percent are found. Aside from Kenya it exists in 47 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 12 percent are found and Tanzania, where 10 percent are found.

Matara Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Matara has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Matara last name expanded 1,367 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Matara Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those bearing the Matara last name are 38.44% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 91.67% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Matara earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 37.32% less than the national average, earning S/. 12,150 per year; in South Africa they earn 17.98% more than the national average, earning R 280,368 per year and in United States they earn 13.44% more than the national average, earning $48,950 USD per year.