Matawa Surname

241,430th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,655 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Matawa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Matawa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon4341:47,8556,262
Zimbabwe2201:70,17410,440
Nigeria2091:847,57337,299
Philippines1901:532,83360,943
Malawi1831:93,54711,397
Niger1111:172,9016,167
Tanzania941:563,20935,741
DR Congo681:1,086,46468,260
Papua New Guinea361:226,49231,172
South Africa271:2,006,58290,678
Solomon Islands241:24,1684,782
Thailand181:3,924,352328,346
United States121:30,204,911765,334
Qatar61:393,00055,922
England51:11,143,612252,590
Israel51:1,711,52784,568
Bolivia41:2,654,1087,945
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Canada11:36,845,591464,108

Matawa (797) may also be a first name.

Matawa Last Name Facts

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

Matawa (Hindi: मतावा, Oriya: ମତୱା) is most common in Cameroon. It can also be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Matawa? popularity and diffusion

The last name Matawa is the 241,430th most common last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 4,403,351 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 82 percent of Matawa reside; 45 percent reside in West Africa and 32 percent reside in Chadic Africa. It is also the 289,943rd most widespread given name globally, held by 797 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Cameroon, where it is held by 434 people, or 1 in 47,855. In Cameroon Matawa is primarily found in: Far North Region, where 96 percent are found, North Region, where 3 percent are found and Adamawa Region, where 0 percent are found. Without taking into account Cameroon it occurs in 24 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 13 percent are found and Nigeria, where 13 percent are found.

Matawa Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Matawa last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% being registered with the political party.

The amount Matawa earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 73.04% less than the national average, earning R 64,068 per year and in United States they earn 115.1% more than the national average, earning $92,812 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mataswa92256/
Matahwa92148/
Mattawa9289/
Matawai9274/
Maitawa9264/
Mataway9228/
Maetawa9217/
Mathawa929/
Matawea926/
Matawaa925/
Matauwa922/
Mataiwa922/
Matawah922/
Mataywa922/
Matawat921/
Mataewa921/
Maitaiwa86109/
Mataiwua8679/
Matawhay8654/
Mattaway8632/
Mastawah8628/
Mahtawai868/
Mathawad864/
Mathaway864/
Matawaia861/
Matgaiwa861/
Mataba837,149/
Matava832,420/
Matewa831,704/
Motawa831,430/
Matowa83651/
Metawa83567/
Matawe83287/
Matawi83135/
Matawo83133/
Maitawaya8010/
Matthawat804/
Motawea7712,598/
Mathaba7710,002/
Metawea774,277/
Mataeva773,940/
Matasva771,201/
Maetava771,181/
Metawaa77856/
Motawaa77460/
Mattaba77302/
Maitava77180/
Matabay77164/
Maatawi77138/
Motawai77136/
Matavay7779/
Maitaba7771/
Maitewa7768/
Mateawo7758/
Matavad7738/
Mattawi7738/
Motawat7735/
Matowai7735/
Mathewa7729/
Matabai7727/
Matavai7727/
Mahtawi7722/
Mathowa7719/
Matoewa7719/
Mathawe7718/
Mathava7711/
Mettawa7710/
Matavah779/
Matawee779/
Matehwa778/
Matoowa778/
Mataswi777/
Matejwa777/
Matawie776/
Matabau775/
Moutawa775/
Mathawi775/
Matavha774/
Matabha774/
Mataawe774/
Mataaba774/
Matawet773/
Matouwa773/
Maitawi772/
Maitawe772/
Maetowa772/
Mahtowa771/
Matabaa771/
Matahwe771/
Matayva771/
Maatava771/
Mattawy771/
Matasua771/
Matavau771/
Matawid771/
Matawit771/
Matawoj771/
Mateuwa771/
Matewai771/
Mataabi771/
Mataabo771/
Mataawo771/
Matab'a771/
Matahua771/
Mathawy771/
Mateawi771/
Matowah771/
Maytaba771/
Motawah771/
Motaway771/
'Mataba771/
Motawaj771/
Mattawe771/
Matavea771/
Matawos771/
Motaewa771/
Maytawo771/
Matawer771/
Mathavha711,046/
Matabhai71597/
Mateiwai71506/
Mottawea71124/
Mathavad71123/
Metaweaa71122/
Maitabai7193/
Matouwai7158/
Mathawee7146/
Matthawo7143/
Matovaya7139/
Matabaai7133/
Mataybay7123/
Mathavai7120/
Maytaeva7115/
Maitaiwe7113/
Maataeva7112/
Matthewa7112/
Mauteaba719/
Masthava717/
Mattavat717/
Mattaeva717/
Mathabai715/
Maitaiba715/
Mathavat714/
Maastawy714/
Matavaph714/
Meetawea714/
Maitouwa713/
Maythawe713/
Mostaway712/
Matheway712/
Maitabay712/
Mattabah712/
Majthaba711/
Mautaeva711/
Mautowai711/
Matavaja711/
Matavath711/
Mathavas711/
Mathawes711/
Mattavad711/
Mattawes711/
Maathava711/
Methaway711/
Mettaway711/
Mothawat711/
Matauwoi711/
Matavais711/
Matavaya711/
Matachua711/
Matouway711/
Madttaba711/
Majjtaba711/
Mahjtaba711/
Moustawa711/
Mostawat711/
Metahwah711/
Moutawaj711/
Majdtaba711/
Mastawet711/
Matheywa711/
Maathaba711/
Motaweah711/
Moutawea711/
Maytawee711/
Mattawee711/
Maitawee711/
Matawetz710/
Matoba6719,503/
Mateva672,449/
Matowo671,881/
Matova671,616/
Matowe671,375/
Motaba671,171/
Motawe67716/
Matabi67557/
Motawi67315/
Motawy67279/
Metava67207/
Matavo67195/
Matabo67158/
Matavi67153/
Matewo67133/
Matabe67117/
Motewa6796/
Matave6747/
Metowa6736/
Motowa6734/
Matabhaih6729/
Mathavhea6726/
Motava6714/
Mahataeva6711/
Mathabhai676/
Mahatavai675/
Maitouwai675/
Motawo675/
Masthawee675/
Maythawee673/
Mathavath672/
Mahatabah672/
Matheujwa672/
Mataibhai671/
Mmatabhai671/
Matabhaij671/
Matthaiwe671/
Maitouway671/
Mahatavad671/
Metewa671/
Mhastawet671/

Matawa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Matawa in the Hindi language
मतावाmatava-
Matawa in the Oriya language
ମତୱାmatawa50
ମାତୱାmatawa50

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