Matay Surname
Approximately 1,920 people bear this surname
Matay Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 932 | 1:56,804 | 6,177 |
| India | 282 | 1:2,720,090 | 84,388 |
| Kazakhstan | 236 | 1:74,926 | 8,894 |
| DR Congo | 123 | 1:600,647 | 45,387 |
| United States | 120 | 1:3,020,491 | 176,226 |
| Iran | 57 | 1:1,347,062 | 55,719 |
| Turkey | 54 | 1:1,441,137 | 57,155 |
| Philippines | 14 | 1:7,231,302 | 192,576 |
| Canada | 14 | 1:2,631,828 | 153,264 |
| Liberia | 14 | 1:314,895 | 17,893 |
| South Africa | 10 | 1:5,417,770 | 150,016 |
| England | 9 | 1:6,190,895 | 170,599 |
| Honduras | 8 | 1:1,102,055 | 4,829 |
| Slovakia | 7 | 1:762,350 | 73,078 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| Peru | 4 | 1:7,946,031 | 41,846 |
| Israel | 3 | 1:2,852,545 | 113,505 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 3 | 1:1,990,885 | 79,765 |
| France | 3 | 1:22,140,907 | 385,998 |
| Pakistan | 3 | 1:59,547,962 | 132,569 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Hungary | 2 | 1:4,908,138 | 64,617 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| South Sudan | 1 | 1:11,415,076 | 3,182 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 8 | 1:6,277,336 | 262,771 |
The alternate forms: Mátay (207) are calculated separately.
Matay (1,528) may also be a first name.
Matay Demographics
Matay Religious Adherence
in Kazakhstan
Religious Adherence
in Kazakhstan
Matay Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Matay Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Matay (Hindi: मतया, Marathi: मतय, Oriya: ମତାୟ, Russian: Матай, Tibetan: དམར་ཀྲེ།) occurs most in Tanzania. It can be found as a variant: Mátay. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Matay? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 214,270th most frequently occurring last name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 3,795,597 people. Matay occurs predominantly in Africa, where 56 percent of Matay are found; 49 percent are found in East Africa and 49 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Matay is also the 198,465th most commonly occurring given name globally. It is borne by 1,528 people.
Matay is most widespread in Tanzania, where it is borne by 932 people, or 1 in 56,804. In Tanzania it is primarily found in: Manyara Region, where 85 percent reside, Arusha Region, where 10 percent reside and Kilimanjaro Region, where 5 percent reside. Not including Tanzania this surname occurs in 34 countries. It is also common in India, where 15 percent reside and Kazakhstan, where 12 percent reside.
Matay Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Matay has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Matay surname grew 1,500 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Matay Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is predominantly Muslim (100%) in Kazakhstan.
In The United States those bearing the Matay surname are 11.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 65% registered with the party.
The amount Matay earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 89.47% less than the national average, earning R 25,032 per year; in United States they earn 16.49% less than the national average, earning $36,034 USD per year and in Canada they earn 55.11% more than the national average, earning $77,065 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Matay Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Matay in the Tibetan language | ||
| དམར་ཀྲེ། | martré | 66.67 |
| རྨ་ཀྲེག་ | matrek | 33.33 |
| Matay in the Oriya language | ||
| ମତାୟ | mataya | 56.52 |
| ମଟାୟ | mataya | 19.57 |
| ମତାଏ | mata'e | 4.35 |
| ମାତାୟ | mataya | 4.35 |
| ମାଟାୟ | mataya | 4.35 |
| ମଟାଏ | mata'e | 4.35 |
| ମାତୟ | mataya | 2.17 |
| ମତୟ | mataya | 2.17 |
| ମଟାଇ | mata'i | 2.17 |
| Matay in the Hindi language | ||
| मतया | mataya | 50 |
| माटया | mataya | 16.67 |
| मतय | mataya | 16.67 |
| मटय | mataya | 16.67 |
| Matay in the Marathi language | ||
| मतय | mataya | 50 |
| मताय | mataya | 25 |
| माताय | mataya | 12.5 |
| मथ्यु | mathyu | 12.5 |
| Matay in the Russian language | ||
| Матай | mataj | - |
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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 Matay
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