Mataw Surname

885,573rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 304 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Suriname
Highest density in:
Suriname

Mataw Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mataw Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Suriname2431:2,274306
Netherlands521:324,75337,631
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Mataw (53) may also be a first name.

Mataw Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Mataw Come From? nationality or country of origin

Mataw is more commonly found in Suriname than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mataw? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 885,573rd most commonly occurring surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 23,972,191 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 80 percent of Mataw reside; 80 percent reside in South America and 80 percent reside in Gallo-Germanic South America. It is also the 1,366,219th most frequent first name throughout the world, held by 53 people.

This last name is most frequent in Suriname, where it is held by 243 people, or 1 in 2,274. Excluding Suriname this surname occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in The Netherlands, where 17 percent reside and The Philippines, where 1 percent reside.

Mataw Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Mataw has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Mataw surname fell 75 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Matawe91287/
Mathaw91128/
Mahtaw913/
Mattaw913/
Matauw912/
Maitaw911/
Maytaw911/
Matthaw8327/
Mathawe8318/
Matheaw837/
Mahataw836/
Mataawe834/
Mattaws832/
Maitawe832/
Matahwe831/
Mattaiw831/
Mattawe831/
Matab801,908/
Matav801,214/
Matow8025/
Mataf8017/
Metaw8017/
Motaw809/
Maitaiwe7713/
Maythawe773/
Matheaws772/
Mathayws771/
Mattheaw770/
Matova731,616/
Matowe731,375/
Motawe73716/
Matowa73651/
Mahtav73163/
Maitab73125/
Mathow73114/
Matafe7375/
Mattow7358/
Mathav7349/
Moutaw7346/
Mhatab7323/
Motawh7316/
Maetow7313/
Mathab7313/
Mattab7313/
Maytab739/
Mataab738/
Mastaf737/
Mathaf737/
Mateuw736/
Matouw735/
Mattav735/
Mataub735/
Mataib735/
Mahtow734/
Matabh734/
Matavz734/
Matavš734/
Mataiv734/
Mhatav732/
Mhatow732/
Mastav732/
Mahtaf732/
Mateav732/
Hmatów732/
Maatab732/
Majtow732/
Maitav732/
Maytav732/
Maitaf731/
Matavs731/
Mastów731/
Mautab731/
Mautaf731/
Maetav731/
Meatab731/
Motaws731/
Matthaiwe711/
Mahatav67654/
Maatova67433/
Moutawe67130/
Madtaib67105/
Mautova67101/
Maytova6799/
Matohwe6786/
Mattova6738/
Maitova6726/
Matheuw6719/
Mathowa6719/
Maihtab6717/
Mastaff6716/
Matthow6711/
Matahab679/
Meatows678/
Maithab677/
Mathowe676/
Mataafe676/
Matteuw675/
Mataffe675/
Mahataf674/
Mathabh674/
Maytaub674/
Mattows673/
Mathova673/
Maitaab672/
Matouwe672/
Mathafe672/
Maitaph671/
Mahtaph671/
Mahtowa671/
Maihtav671/
Mathaiv671/
Masthav671/
Matteav671/
Mmatova671/
Machtav671/
Mahtajb671/
Mottawe671/
Mothawe671/
Majthab671/
Matowhe671/
Mastaph671/
Matai'b671/
Mattaib671/
Mautaub671/
Mahthab671/
Mattaff670/

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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 Mataw
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