Matayia Surname
Approximately 26 people bear this surname
Matayia Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 23 | 1:2,007,822 | 36,224 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
Matayia (16) may also be a first name.
Matayia Demographics
Matayia Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Matayia Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Matayia Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Matayia (Hindi: मतयिा) is held by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Matayia? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 3,882,373rd most frequently occurring last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 280,290,228 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 88 percent of Matayia live; 88 percent live in East Africa and 46 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Matayia is also the 2,786,762nd most widespread first name at a global level, borne by 16 people.
The surname Matayia is most commonly held in Kenya, where it is held by 23 people, or 1 in 2,007,822. In Kenya Matayia is most frequent in: Kakamega County, where 39 percent live, Narok County, where 39 percent live and Bomet County, where 4 percent live. Not including Kenya this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in India, where 12 percent live.
Matayia Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
Matayia Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Matayia in the Hindi language | ||
| मतयिा | matayia | - |
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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 Matayia
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