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Where Does The Last Name Matea Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Matea (Arabic: متيا, Oriya: ମାଟିଆ) is held by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant: Mătea or Mâtea. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Matea? ^{popularity and diffusion}

Matea is the 155,495^th most prevalent family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,586,070 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 47 percent of Matea reside; 40 percent reside in Southern Africa and 40 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 41,658^th most frequently occurring forename globally. It is borne by 17,499 people.

It is most frequently used in South Africa, where it is carried by 1,097 people, or 1 in 49,387. In South Africa it is most common in: Limpopo, where 54 percent reside, Gauteng, where 29 percent reside and Mpumalanga, where 13 percent reside. Apart from South Africa this last name exists in 40 countries. It is also common in Romania, where 29 percent reside and Spain, where 7 percent reside.

Matea Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Matea has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Matea surname increased 8,200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Matea Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those holding the Matea surname are 19.5% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 72.73% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Matea earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 41.11% less than the national average, earning R 139,944 per year and in United States they earn 13.2% less than the national average, earning $37,455 USD per year.