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 last name Matasha (Hindi: मताशा, Marathi: मताषा) is more commonly found in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Matasha? popularity and diffusion
Matasha is the 568,972nd most prevalent surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 13,130,713 people. The surname occurs mostly 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. It is also the 404,611th most commonly held first name on earth, borne by 448 people.
It is most widespread in Kenya, where it is borne by 329 people, or 1 in 140,364. In Kenya Matasha is primarily found in: Kajiado County, where 98 percent reside, Makueni County, where 1 percent reside and Kilifi County, where 0 percent reside. Aside from Kenya Matasha occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 39 percent reside and Malaysia, where 1 percent reside.
Matasha Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the 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
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- 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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