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Where Does The Last Name Mataya Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Mataya (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﺎﺗﻴﻪ, Hindi: मतया, Marathi: मातया, Oriya: ମତାୟ) is held by more people in Malawi than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mataya? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name is the 36,269^th most commonly used last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 501,069 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 83 percent of Mataya live; 61 percent live in Southern Africa and 61 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Mataya is also the 205,331^st most commonly used first name worldwide, borne by 1,444 people.

The surname is most numerous in Malawi, where it is borne by 7,555 people, or 1 in 2,266. Barring Malawi this surname exists in 34 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 17 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 8 percent are found.

Mataya Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Mataya last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those bearing the Mataya surname are 34.44% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national 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.