Matau Surname
Approximately 3,710 people bear this surname
Matau Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 1,263 | 1:42,896 | 5,480 |
| Fiji | 440 | 1:2,033 | 307 |
| Indonesia | 327 | 1:404,432 | 34,231 |
| Zimbabwe | 310 | 1:49,801 | 7,589 |
| Tanzania | 264 | 1:200,536 | 17,113 |
| Romania | 202 | 1:99,395 | 11,320 |
| DR Congo | 164 | 1:450,485 | 36,956 |
| Papua New Guinea | 152 | 1:53,643 | 6,800 |
| United States | 121 | 1:2,995,528 | 175,060 |
| Kenya | 84 | 1:549,761 | 26,736 |
| Suriname | 77 | 1:7,177 | 1,738 |
| France | 64 | 1:1,037,855 | 114,367 |
| Malaysia | 37 | 1:797,141 | 36,924 |
| India | 35 | 1:21,916,154 | 310,282 |
| Kuwait | 29 | 1:131,058 | 14,967 |
| Netherlands | 23 | 1:734,225 | 57,169 |
| American Samoa | 22 | 1:2,534 | 546 |
| Solomon Islands | 21 | 1:27,620 | 5,477 |
| New Zealand | 15 | 1:301,888 | 25,890 |
| Lesotho | 14 | 1:145,183 | 12,726 |
| Nigeria | 13 | 1:13,626,366 | 237,812 |
| England | 9 | 1:6,190,895 | 170,599 |
| Samoa | 4 | 1:48,452 | 659 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Australia | 3 | 1:8,998,567 | 200,784 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Zambia | 2 | 1:7,924,961 | 45,994 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| French Polynesia | 1 | 1:280,805 | 7,211 |
| Cook Islands | 1 | 1:18,179 | 1,485 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 1:16,739,561 | 595,711 |
Matau (2,923) may also be a first name.
Matau Demographics
Matau Political Affiliation
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Matau Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Matau Come From? nationality or country of origin
Matau (Hindi: मतऊ, Marathi: मताऊ, Oriya: ମାତାଉ, Russian: Матау) occurs more in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Matau? popularity and diffusion
Matau is the 123,115th most common last name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 1,964,298 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 57 percent of Matau live; 43 percent live in Southern Africa and 43 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Matau is also the 134,275th most common first name world-wide It is held by 2,923 people.
It is most commonly held in South Africa, where it is held by 1,263 people, or 1 in 42,896. In South Africa Matau is primarily concentrated in: Limpopo, where 44 percent live, Gauteng, where 30 percent live and North West, where 12 percent live. Aside from South Africa it occurs in 36 countries. It also occurs in Fiji, where 12 percent live and Indonesia, where 9 percent live.
Matau Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Matau has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Matau surname increased 4,033 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Matau Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Matau last name are 35.66% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 88.89% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Matau earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 33.26% less than the national average, earning R 158,592 per year and in United States they earn 22.46% less than the national average, earning $33,458 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Matau Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Matau in the Hindi language | ||
| मतऊ | mata'u | 67.22 |
| मताऊ | mata'u | 15.79 |
| मतउ | mata'u | 8.13 |
| मटऊ | mata'u | 3.35 |
| मताउ | mata'u | 3.35 |
| मटउ | mata'u | 1.2 |
| माताउ | mata'u | 0.24 |
| मातऊ | mata'u | 0.24 |
| मातउ | mata'u | 0.24 |
| मतौ | matau | 0.24 |
| Matau in the Oriya language | ||
| ମାତାଉ | mata'u | 50 |
| ମଟଉ | mata'u | 50 |
| Matau in the Marathi language | ||
| मताऊ | mata'u | 44.44 |
| मतऊ | mata'u | 16.67 |
| मतउ | mata'u | 16.67 |
| मटउ | mata'u | 11.11 |
| मताउ | mata'u | 5.56 |
| मातऊ | mata'u | 5.56 |
| Matau in the Russian language | ||
| Матау | matau | - |
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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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- 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 Matau
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