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
The last name Matav (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﻄﻒ, Hindi: माताव, Marathi: मातव, Russian: Матав) is held by more people in India than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Matav? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 310,357th most commonly held family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 6,002,921 people. This last name is mostly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Matav live; 99 percent live in South Asia and 99 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 494,917th most frequently used first name internationally It is held by 315 people.
The last name Matav is most commonly occurring in India, where it is borne by 1,204 people, or 1 in 637,097. In India Matav is mostly concentrated in: Gujarat, where 96 percent are found, Tamil Nadu, where 3 percent are found and Maharashtra, where 1 percent are found. Outside of India this last name is found 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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