Matata Surname
Approximately 29,509 people bear this surname
Matata Surname User-submission:
Matata is a Swahili name meaning 'trouble'.
Matata Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 9,406 | 1:7,855 | 975 |
| Tanzania | 8,025 | 1:6,597 | 855 |
| Kenya | 6,088 | 1:7,585 | 1,004 |
| Uganda | 3,129 | 1:12,477 | 2,048 |
| South Africa | 733 | 1:73,912 | 9,195 |
| Egypt | 671 | 1:137,013 | 10,788 |
| Zimbabwe | 365 | 1:42,297 | 6,525 |
| Lesotho | 284 | 1:7,157 | 1,548 |
| Ukraine | 135 | 1:337,205 | 42,145 |
| India | 95 | 1:8,074,372 | 169,494 |
| Ivory Coast | 87 | 1:265,187 | 10,377 |
| Russia | 79 | 1:1,824,342 | 117,368 |
| England | 46 | 1:1,211,262 | 56,182 |
| Indonesia | 44 | 1:3,005,664 | 168,399 |
| United States | 35 | 1:10,355,970 | 420,657 |
| Nigeria | 28 | 1:6,326,527 | 151,186 |
| Papua New Guinea | 25 | 1:326,149 | 43,617 |
| New Zealand | 18 | 1:251,574 | 23,165 |
| Rwanda | 16 | 1:710,311 | 2,071 |
| Belarus | 13 | 1:730,851 | 59,297 |
| Fiji | 9 | 1:99,377 | 1,883 |
| Burundi | 9 | 1:1,089,428 | 846 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Sudan | 9 | 1:4,167,799 | 5,799 |
| Kazakhstan | 8 | 1:2,210,312 | 95,036 |
| China | 7 | 1:195,331,652 | 10,124 |
| Belgium | 7 | 1:1,642,378 | 98,400 |
| Congo | 6 | 1:831,516 | 16,072 |
| Philippines | 5 | 1:20,247,645 | 262,352 |
| Moldova | 5 | 1:712,274 | 39,996 |
| Japan | 5 | 1:25,568,859 | 50,629 |
| Zambia | 5 | 1:3,169,984 | 35,680 |
| Cook Islands | 5 | 1:3,636 | 866 |
| France | 5 | 1:13,284,544 | 357,392 |
| Canada | 5 | 1:7,369,118 | 289,406 |
| Israel | 4 | 1:2,139,408 | 95,907 |
| Venezuela | 4 | 1:7,551,019 | 53,668 |
| Kiribati | 4 | 1:28,352 | 669 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Botswana | 4 | 1:546,732 | 22,624 |
| Mozambique | 4 | 1:6,815,392 | 4,272 |
| Brazil | 4 | 1:53,518,583 | 632,670 |
| Spain | 3 | 1:15,584,012 | 120,866 |
| Niger | 3 | 1:6,397,339 | 78,839 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Colombia | 3 | 1:15,924,691 | 28,711 |
| Wales | 3 | 1:1,031,511 | 34,732 |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | 2 | 1:88,712 | 2,936 |
| Argentina | 2 | 1:21,371,707 | 253,176 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Romania | 2 | 1:10,038,935 | 80,612 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Benin | 2 | 1:5,167,801 | 84,334 |
| North Macedonia | 2 | 1:1,050,736 | 26,362 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| South Sudan | 1 | 1:11,415,076 | 3,182 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
The alternate forms: Matatá (1) & Maťaťa (91) are calculated separately.
Matata (8,167) may also be a first name.
Matata Surname Meaning
Matata Demographics
Average Matata Salary in
United States
$22,344 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Matata Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Matata Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Matata (Arabic: ماتاتا, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﺘﺎﺗﻪ, Hindi: मतता, Marathi: मटटा, Russian: Матата) is borne by more people in The DR Congo than any other country/territory. It can also appear as: Matatá or Maťaťa. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Matata? popularity and diffusion
It is the 18,679th most commonly occurring surname on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 246,960 people. This surname is mostly found 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.
The last name is most widely held in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 9,406 people, or 1 in 7,855. Barring The DR Congo Matata occurs in 79 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 27 percent live and Kenya, where 21 percent live.
Matata Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is predominantly 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
Matata Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Matata in the Marathi language | ||
| मटटा | matata | 80 |
| मतता | matata | 13.33 |
| मताता | matata | 6.67 |
| Matata in the Hindi language | ||
| मतता | matata | 70 |
| मटटा | matata | 30 |
| Matata in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻣﺘﺎﺗﻪ | mtath | 33.33 |
| ﻣﺘﺎﺕ | mtat | 33.33 |
| ﻣﺘﺖ | mtt | 33.33 |
| Matata in the Russian language | ||
| Матата | matata | - |
| Matata in the Arabic language | ||
| ماتاتا | matata | - |
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