Mataya Surname
Approximately 14,544 people bear this surname
Mataya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 7,555 | 1:2,266 | 273 |
| DR Congo | 2,538 | 1:29,109 | 3,647 |
| Zimbabwe | 1,198 | 1:12,887 | 1,743 |
| Philippines | 1,193 | 1:84,860 | 14,728 |
| United States | 728 | 1:497,883 | 41,901 |
| Uganda | 452 | 1:86,370 | 9,083 |
| India | 246 | 1:3,118,152 | 92,229 |
| Tanzania | 193 | 1:274,309 | 21,578 |
| Thailand | 133 | 1:531,115 | 91,871 |
| Zambia | 70 | 1:226,427 | 14,143 |
| Niger | 33 | 1:581,576 | 14,627 |
| Indonesia | 33 | 1:4,007,551 | 204,828 |
| Namibia | 27 | 1:89,237 | 8,105 |
| Papua New Guinea | 26 | 1:313,604 | 42,091 |
| Canada | 22 | 1:1,674,800 | 111,190 |
| Sudan | 16 | 1:2,344,387 | 4,438 |
| England | 14 | 1:3,979,861 | 125,553 |
| Nigeria | 11 | 1:16,103,887 | 259,204 |
| Congo | 10 | 1:498,910 | 11,250 |
| South Africa | 9 | 1:6,019,745 | 157,966 |
| Taiwan | 8 | 1:2,930,593 | 17,989 |
| Kenya | 7 | 1:6,597,129 | 51,431 |
| Botswana | 4 | 1:546,732 | 22,624 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| South Sudan | 1 | 1:11,415,076 | 3,182 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
Mataya (1,444) may also be a first name.
Mataya Demographics
Average Mataya Salary in
United States
$43,707 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Mataya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mataya Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mataya (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﺎﺗﻴﻪ, Hindi: मतया, Marathi: मातया, Oriya: ମତାୟ) is carried by more people in Malawi than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mataya? popularity and diffusion
Mataya is the 36,269th most numerous last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 501,069 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 83 percent of Mataya are found; 61 percent are found in Southern Africa and 61 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 205,331st most commonly used first name at a global level It is held by 1,444 people.
It is most commonly used in Malawi, where it is borne by 7,555 people, or 1 in 2,266. Barring Malawi it is found in 34 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 17 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 8 percent reside.
Mataya Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Mataya last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States those bearing the Mataya last name are 34.44% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 87.67% being registered with the party.
The amount Mataya earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 67.28% less than the national average, earning R 77,760 per year; in United States they earn 1.29% more than the national average, earning $43,707 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.92% less than the national average, earning $48,233 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Mataya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Mataya in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻣﺎﺗﻴﻪ | matyh | - |
| Mataya in the Hindi language | ||
| मतया | mataya | - |
| Mataya in the Marathi language | ||
| मातया | mataya | 61.11 |
| मतया | mataya | 11.11 |
| मटया | mataya | 9.26 |
| माताया | mataya | 7.41 |
| माटया | mataya | 3.7 |
| मात्या | matya | 1.85 |
| मलया | malaya | 1.85 |
| मताया | mataya | 1.85 |
| मांतया | mantaya | 1.85 |
| Mataya in the Oriya language | ||
| ମତାୟ | mataya | 27.78 |
| ମଟାୟ | mataya | 22.22 |
| ମଟାୟା | mataya | 11.11 |
| ମାଟାୟା | mataya | 11.11 |
| ମାଟାୟ | mataya | 11.11 |
| ମତୟ | mataya | 5.56 |
| ମାଣୟା | manaya | 5.56 |
| ମଟାଏ | mata'e | 5.56 |
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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 Mataya
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