Matchiya Surname
Approximately 11 people bear this surname
Matchiya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 9 | 1:1,902,123 | 19,532 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
Matchiya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Matchiya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Matchiya is held by more people in Malawi than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Matchiya? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 5,812,366th most commonly occurring family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 662,504,174 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Matchiya live; 82 percent live in Southern Africa and 82 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
The last name is most widely held in Malawi, where it is held by 9 people, or 1 in 1,902,123. Besides Malawi this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in Cameroon, where 18 percent are found.
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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 Matchiya
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