Matasha Surname
Approximately 555 people bear this surname
Matasha Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 329 | 1:140,364 | 11,372 |
| Tanzania | 214 | 1:247,391 | 19,981 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Matasha (448) may also be a first name.
Matasha Demographics
Matasha Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Matasha Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Matasha Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Matasha (Hindi: मताशा, Marathi: मताषा) is carried by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Matasha? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 568,972nd most prevalent family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 13,130,713 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Matasha are found; 98 percent are found in East Africa and 58 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Matasha is also the 404,611th most widespread first name globally, held by 448 people.
The surname Matasha is most widely held in Kenya, where it is borne by 329 people, or 1 in 140,364. In Kenya it is most numerous in: Kajiado County, where 98 percent live, Makueni County, where 1 percent live and Kilifi County, where 0 percent live. Without taking into account Kenya this last name is found in 6 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 39 percent live and Malaysia, where 1 percent live.
Matasha Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Matasha surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
Matasha Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Matasha in the Marathi language | ||
| मताषा | matasa | 50 |
| नाताशा | natasa | 50 |
| Matasha in the Hindi language | ||
| मताशा | matasa | 33.33 |
| मतशा | matasa | 33.33 |
| मताषा | matasa | 33.33 |
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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 Matasha
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