Matee Surname
Approximately 4,388 people bear this surname
Matee Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 1,404 | 1:38,588 | 4,955 |
| Kenya | 1,017 | 1:45,408 | 4,695 |
| Tanzania | 867 | 1:61,063 | 6,557 |
| Lesotho | 533 | 1:3,813 | 710 |
| Pakistan | 325 | 1:549,673 | 9,082 |
| Liberia | 47 | 1:93,799 | 7,591 |
| India | 46 | 1:16,675,334 | 263,471 |
| Zambia | 44 | 1:360,226 | 18,771 |
| Thailand | 36 | 1:1,962,176 | 235,280 |
| United States | 11 | 1:32,950,812 | 797,015 |
| Uganda | 11 | 1:3,549,025 | 89,142 |
| England | 9 | 1:6,190,895 | 170,599 |
| Nigeria | 9 | 1:19,682,529 | 291,344 |
| Finland | 5 | 1:1,099,340 | 45,512 |
| Papua New Guinea | 4 | 1:2,038,429 | 140,827 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
Matee (20,347) may also be a first name.
Matee Demographics
Matee Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Matee Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Matee Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Matee (Hindi: मती, Marathi: मत, Oriya: ମତୀ, Russian: Матее) is carried by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Matee? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 106,509th most numerous family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 1,660,790 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 90 percent of Matee reside; 45 percent reside in Southern Africa and 45 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Matee is also the 37,315th most numerous given name at a global level, borne by 20,347 people.
The last name Matee is most frequent in South Africa, where it is borne by 1,404 people, or 1 in 38,588. In South Africa it is most prevalent in: Gauteng, where 35 percent are found, Free State, where 19 percent are found and Eastern Cape, where 19 percent are found. Other than South Africa this last name is found in 30 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 23 percent are found and Tanzania, where 20 percent are found.
Matee Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Matee has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Matee last name rose 1,100 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Matee Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
The amount Matee earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 31.9% less than the national average, earning R 161,832 per year and in United States they earn 58.57% less than the national average, earning $17,875 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Matee Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Matee in the Hindi language | ||
| मती | mati | 85.71 |
| माटी | mati | 14.29 |
| Matee in the Oriya language | ||
| ମତୀ | mati | 80 |
| ମତି | mati | 20 |
| Matee in the Marathi language | ||
| मत | mata | 50 |
| मत् | mat | 50 |
| Matee in the Russian language | ||
| Матее | matee | - |
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Matee Reference & Research
Meates FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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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 Matee
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis