Matav Surname
Approximately 1,214 people bear this surname
Matav Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 1,204 | 1:637,097 | 30,235 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Matav (315) may also be a first name.
Matav Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Matav Come From? nationality or country of origin
Matav (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﻄﻒ, Hindi: माताव, Marathi: मातव, Russian: Матав) is found most in India. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Matav? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 310,357th most frequent last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 6,002,921 people. It is predominantly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Matav reside; 99 percent reside in South Asia and 99 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 494,917th most numerous first name internationally. It is borne by 315 people.
The surname is most numerous in India, where it is carried by 1,204 people, or 1 in 637,097. In India Matav is primarily concentrated in: Gujarat, where 96 percent are found, Tamil Nadu, where 3 percent are found and Maharashtra, where 1 percent are found. Besides India it occurs in 9 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 0 percent are found and Algeria, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Matav Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Matav in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻣﻄﻒ | mtf | - |
| Matav in the Marathi language | ||
| मातव | matava | 60 |
| मटाव | matava | 20 |
| माताव | matava | 10 |
| मताव | matava | 10 |
| Matav in the Hindi language | ||
| माताव | matava | 30.77 |
| मातव | matava | 30.77 |
| मताव | matava | 30.77 |
| मतव | matava | 7.69 |
| Matav in the Russian language | ||
| Матав | matav | - |
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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 Matav
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