Mataye Surname
Approximately 101 people bear this surname
Mataye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 62 | 1:744,837 | 30,879 |
| India | 16 | 1:47,941,586 | 492,263 |
| South Africa | 5 | 1:10,835,541 | 204,227 |
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 1:25,109,342 | 694,541 |
Mataye (40) may also be a first name.
Mataye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mataye Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mataye (Marathi: मतये, Oriya: ମଟାଏ) occurs in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mataye? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,839,022nd most frequent last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 72,153,920 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 78 percent of Mataye live; 65 percent live in East Africa and 61 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 1,614,485th most frequently held first name world-wide, borne by 40 people.
This surname is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is borne by 62 people, or 1 in 744,837. In Kenya it is most frequent in: Kisii County, where 97 percent live, Homa Bay County, where 2 percent live and Migori County, where 2 percent live. Not including Kenya this surname is found in 13 countries. It is also found in India, where 16 percent live and South Africa, where 5 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Mataye Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Mataye in the Oriya language | ||
| ମଟାଏ | mata'e | - |
| Mataye in the Marathi language | ||
| मतये | mataye | 80 |
| मटये | mataye | 8 |
| मलये | malaye | 8 |
| मताये | mataye | 4 |
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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 Mataye
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