Matava Surname
Approximately 2,420 people bear this surname
Matava Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 1,149 | 1:13,436 | 1,831 |
| India | 863 | 1:888,836 | 38,729 |
| United States | 269 | 1:1,347,431 | 93,736 |
| Slovakia | 37 | 1:144,228 | 26,002 |
| Papua New Guinea | 36 | 1:226,492 | 31,172 |
| Kenya | 34 | 1:1,358,232 | 35,498 |
| South Africa | 9 | 1:6,019,745 | 157,966 |
| Malawi | 4 | 1:4,279,777 | 24,060 |
| Czechia | 3 | 1:3,544,490 | 144,714 |
| Tanzania | 3 | 1:17,647,204 | 107,932 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Iceland | 2 | 1:190,045 | 6,825 |
| Solomon Islands | 2 | 1:290,014 | 19,875 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 9 | 1:5,579,854 | 232,921 |
Matava (18,742) may also be a first name.
Matava Demographics
Average Matava Salary in
United States
$53,216 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Matava Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Matava Come From? nationality or country of origin
Matava (Hindi: मातवा, Marathi: मटवा) has its highest incidence in Zimbabwe. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Matava? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 176,792nd most common surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 3,011,383 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 50 percent of Matava reside; 48 percent reside in Southern Africa and 48 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 39,697th most prevalent given name on earth It is held by 18,742 people.
The surname is most prevalent in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 1,149 people, or 1 in 13,436. In Zimbabwe it is most common in: Midlands Province, where 23 percent live, Masvingo Province, where 20 percent live and Harare Province, where 20 percent live. Aside from Zimbabwe Matava occurs in 19 countries. It is also found in India, where 36 percent live and The United States, where 11 percent live.
Matava Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Matava has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Matava surname grew 2,989 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Matava Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Matava surname are 18.09% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 64.86% registered to vote for the party.
Matava earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 23.33% more than the national average, earning $53,216 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Matava Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Matava in the Hindi language | ||
| मातवा | matava | 71.43 |
| मतावा | matava | 22.45 |
| मतवा | matava | 6.12 |
| Matava in the Marathi language | ||
| मटवा | matava | 44 |
| मातवा | matava | 32 |
| मतवा | matava | 16 |
| माटवा | matava | 8 |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Matava
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