Matawa Surname
Approximately 1,655 people bear this surname
Matawa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 434 | 1:47,855 | 6,262 |
| Zimbabwe | 220 | 1:70,174 | 10,440 |
| Nigeria | 209 | 1:847,573 | 37,299 |
| Philippines | 190 | 1:532,833 | 60,943 |
| Malawi | 183 | 1:93,547 | 11,397 |
| Niger | 111 | 1:172,901 | 6,167 |
| Tanzania | 94 | 1:563,209 | 35,741 |
| DR Congo | 68 | 1:1,086,464 | 68,260 |
| Papua New Guinea | 36 | 1:226,492 | 31,172 |
| South Africa | 27 | 1:2,006,582 | 90,678 |
| Solomon Islands | 24 | 1:24,168 | 4,782 |
| Thailand | 18 | 1:3,924,352 | 328,346 |
| United States | 12 | 1:30,204,911 | 765,334 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
| Israel | 5 | 1:1,711,527 | 84,568 |
| Bolivia | 4 | 1:2,654,108 | 7,945 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
Matawa (797) may also be a first name.
Matawa Demographics
Average Matawa Salary in
United States
$92,812 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Matawa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Matawa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Matawa (Hindi: मतावा, Oriya: ମତୱା) occurs more in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Matawa? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 241,430th most frequently used surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 4,403,351 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 82 percent of Matawa reside; 45 percent reside in West Africa and 32 percent reside in Chadic Africa. Matawa is also the 289,943rd most common first name world-wide, held by 797 people.
Matawa is most commonly held in Cameroon, where it is carried by 434 people, or 1 in 47,855. In Cameroon it is most frequent in: Far North Region, where 96 percent live, North Region, where 3 percent live and Adamawa Region, where 0 percent live. Apart from Cameroon Matawa exists in 24 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 13 percent live and Nigeria, where 13 percent live.
Matawa Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Matawa surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% registered to vote for the 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
Matawa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Matawa in the Hindi language | ||
| मतावा | matava | - |
| Matawa in the Oriya language | ||
| ମତୱା | matawa | 50 |
| ମାତୱା | matawa | 50 |
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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 Matawa
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