View the most religious surnames in Kenya

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 may also be rendered in the variant forms: Matară or Matără. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

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

Matara is the 38,240^th most frequently used last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 529,541 people. The surname Matara is predominantly found in Africa, where 76 percent of Matara live; 60 percent live in East Africa and 38 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Matara is also the 88,330^th most frequently occurring first name on earth, borne by 5,722 people.

The surname is most commonly held in Kenya, where it is borne by 6,733 people, or 1 in 6,859. In Kenya it is primarily found in: Kisii County, where 34 percent reside, Nyamira County, where 29 percent reside and Nairobi County, where 9 percent reside. Without taking into account Kenya this last name exists in 47 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 12 percent reside and Tanzania, where 10 percent reside.

Matara Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Matara has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Matara surname rose 1,367 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Matara Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Matara last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those bearing the Matara surname are 38.44% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 91.67% being registered with 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.