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
The surname Mataya (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﺎﺗﻴﻪ, Hindi: मतया, Marathi: मातया, Oriya: ମତାୟ) is found in Malawi more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mataya? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 36,269th most common surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 501,069 people. The surname Mataya is predominantly found in Africa, where 83 percent of Mataya reside; 61 percent reside in Southern Africa and 61 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Mataya is also the 205,331st most prevalent first name on earth, borne by 1,444 people.
The last name is most commonly held in Malawi, where it is borne by 7,555 people, or 1 in 2,266. Besides Malawi this last name occurs in 34 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 17 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 8 percent live.
Mataya Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Mataya surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States those holding the Mataya last name are 34.44% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 87.67% being registered to vote for the political 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
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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 Mataya
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