Matata Surname

18,679th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 29,509 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Cook Islands

Matata Surname User-submission:

Matata is a Swahili name meaning 'trouble'.

Matata Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo9,4061:7,855975
Tanzania8,0251:6,597855
Kenya6,0881:7,5851,004
Uganda3,1291:12,4772,048
South Africa7331:73,9129,195
Egypt6711:137,01310,788
Zimbabwe3651:42,2976,525
Lesotho2841:7,1571,548
Ukraine1351:337,20542,145
India951:8,074,372169,494
Ivory Coast871:265,18710,377
Russia791:1,824,342117,368
England461:1,211,26256,182
Indonesia441:3,005,664168,399
United States351:10,355,970420,657
Nigeria281:6,326,527151,186
Papua New Guinea251:326,14943,617
New Zealand181:251,57423,165
Rwanda161:710,3112,071
Belarus131:730,85159,297
Fiji91:99,3771,883
Burundi91:1,089,428846
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Sudan91:4,167,7995,799
Kazakhstan81:2,210,31295,036
China71:195,331,65210,124
Belgium71:1,642,37898,400
Congo61:831,51616,072
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
Moldova51:712,27439,996
Japan51:25,568,85950,629
Zambia51:3,169,98435,680
Cook Islands51:3,636866
France51:13,284,544357,392
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
Venezuela41:7,551,01953,668
Kiribati41:28,352669
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Botswana41:546,73222,624
Mozambique41:6,815,3924,272
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Niger31:6,397,33978,839
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Colombia31:15,924,69128,711
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
São Tomé and Príncipe21:88,7122,936
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Benin21:5,167,80184,334
North Macedonia21:1,050,73626,362
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Finland11:5,496,70284,025

The alternate forms: Matatá (1) & Maťaťa (91) are calculated separately.

Matata (8,167) may also be a first name.

Matata Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Matata is a Swahili name meaning 'trouble'.

- knaibei

Matata Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Matata Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Matata (Arabic: ماتاتا, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﺘﺎﺗﻪ, Hindi: मतता, Marathi: मटटा, Russian: Матата) has its highest incidence in The DR Congo. It can appear in the variant forms: Matatá or Maťaťa. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Matata? popularity and diffusion

The last name Matata is the 18,679th most frequent surname on earth, held by around 1 in 246,960 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Matata reside; 59 percent reside in East Africa and 49 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Matata is also the 70,113th most numerous first name throughout the world, held by 8,167 people.

Matata is most commonly used in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 9,406 people, or 1 in 7,855. Beside The DR Congo this last name is found in 79 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 27 percent reside and Kenya, where 21 percent reside.

Matata Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Matata surname is principally Orthodox (67%) in Russia and Christian (93%) in Kenya.

The amount Matata earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 54.94% less than the national average, earning R 107,076 per year and in United States they earn 48.22% less than the national average, earning $22,344 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Matatá941/
Mathata92451/
Mattata9275/
Mataita9213/
Matatai9210/
Maitata924/
Matatta924/
Mataata923/
Matatah923/
Mastata921/
Maatata921/
Matatau921/
Matatha921/
Mataeta921/
Mateata921/
Maťaťa8991/
Mathatha86541/
Mataitai86185/
Matautau8636/
Maetatau8621/
'Mathata8615/
Mathatas8611/
Mateatea8611/
Mataitas864/
Mateatau863/
Mathatau862/
Matathas861/
Matautai861/
Maaitata861/
Mataetea861/
Mattatha861/
Mateta8311,899/
Matota832,380/
Matati83729/
Motata83612/
Matate83477/
Mataty83245/
Matato8395/
Metata8311/
Matheatau80633/
Mahatatap803/
Mathathai802/
Mahatatha801/
Mathathat801/
Mataitaya801/
Matheta77954/
Mathota77805/
Mateita77421/
Matetai77185/
Mahtati77116/
Mataiti7785/
Matauto7780/
Mathate7775/
Matatti7769/
Mateuta7765/
Matetau7758/
Maitati7739/
Maitato7729/
Matouta7728/
Mataute7726/
Mostata7714/
Mattati7713/
Matathi7712/
Matatio7711/
Metatha779/
Mahtate779/
Mahtato778/
Mataite778/
Matasti777/
Mataate777/
Moutata777/
Matathe776/
Matatis776/
Motatai775/
Matteta774/
Matotay774/
Matateu773/
Matauti773/
Mataati773/
Motatha772/
Maitate772/
Metauta772/
Matatou772/
Mateati771/
Matuita771/
Madtati771/
Mataste771/
Matatiz771/
Matoota771/
Muitata771/
Meateta771/
Matuota771/
Matatie771/
Matatje771/
Mattato770/
Mathaithai754/
Mahatathap751/
Matheautau751/
Mattattatt750/
Mathatho711,591/
Mataitis71312/
Mathathe71167/
Mathathi7184/
Mahatate7145/
Mataytis7110/
Mahatato719/
Mauthate719/
Matahati716/
Mataitys716/
Methatta715/
Moustata715/
Maitaite715/
Mashtate714/
Matatich714/
Mahatati714/
Matostat714/
Matgatho714/
Mattatti713/
Mattathi712/
Moutaita712/
Maitaiti712/
Matathio712/
Matahato711/
Matathis711/
Matgatti711/
Mathasti711/
Mattotat711/
Mattathy711/
Maathati711/
Madthati711/
Motataya711/
Mmathota711/
Mataites711/
Maaytate711/
Mhaitate711/
Mateatee711/
Matathit711/
Mateateh711/
Mastater710/
Matoto676,861/
Motato675,765/
Matoti671,667/
Motati671,293/
Matote67438/
Motate67166/
Mateto67149/
Mataitytė6741/
Mastathis6721/
Mastaitis6715/
Mathauthi674/
Mahatatej673/
Mathaithi672/
Mathedtau672/
Maddtathi671/
Mahatauto671/
Mostautas671/
Matóte671/
Mathather671/

Matata Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Matata in the Marathi language
मटटाmatata80
मतताmatata13.33
मताताmatata6.67
Matata in the Hindi language
मतताmatata70
मटटाmatata30
Matata in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻣﺘﺎﺗﻪmtath33.33
ﻣﺘﺎﺕmtat33.33
ﻣﺘﺖmtt33.33
Matata in the Russian language
Мататаmatata-
Matata in the Arabic language
ماتاتاmatata-

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