Matayaya Surname
Approximately 312 people bear this surname
Matayaya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 309 | 1:49,962 | 7,616 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Matayaya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Matayaya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Matayaya (Marathi: मातायया) is more frequently found in Zimbabwe than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Matayaya click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Matayaya? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 868,551st most widespread family name globally, borne by around 1 in 23,357,519 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Matayaya reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
It is most prevalent in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 309 people, or 1 in 49,962. In Zimbabwe Matayaya is most common in: Masvingo Province, where 54 percent reside, Bulawayo Province, where 12 percent reside and Midlands Province, where 11 percent reside. Other than Zimbabwe it exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Namibia, where 0 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Matayaya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Matayaya in the Marathi language | ||
| मातायया | matayaya | - |
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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 Matayaya
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