Mateka Surname
Approximately 5,809 people bear this surname
Mateka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 1,594 | 1:46,349 | 5,628 |
| Tanzania | 1,346 | 1:39,333 | 4,502 |
| Uganda | 579 | 1:67,425 | 7,572 |
| Zimbabwe | 514 | 1:30,035 | 4,616 |
| Malawi | 497 | 1:34,445 | 5,098 |
| Lesotho | 296 | 1:6,867 | 1,464 |
| South Africa | 258 | 1:209,991 | 22,252 |
| Indonesia | 180 | 1:734,718 | 56,575 |
| Kenya | 122 | 1:378,524 | 21,706 |
| United States | 97 | 1:3,736,690 | 206,520 |
| Cameroon | 89 | 1:233,360 | 23,225 |
| Zambia | 87 | 1:182,183 | 12,338 |
| Ukraine | 41 | 1:1,110,310 | 99,505 |
| Russia | 34 | 1:4,238,913 | 201,756 |
| Slovakia | 14 | 1:381,175 | 50,143 |
| Canada | 13 | 1:2,834,276 | 161,175 |
| Ivory Coast | 8 | 1:2,883,904 | 43,419 |
| Germany | 8 | 1:10,063,182 | 283,807 |
| France | 8 | 1:8,302,840 | 321,660 |
| Rwanda | 4 | 1:2,841,244 | 3,611 |
| Botswana | 4 | 1:546,732 | 22,624 |
| Niger | 2 | 1:9,596,008 | 86,358 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Seychelles | 1 | 1:92,393 | 1,532 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 8 | 1:6,277,336 | 262,771 |
The alternate forms: Matěka (40), Matéka (1) & Mátéka (64) are calculated separately.
Mateka (510) may also be a first name.
Mateka Demographics
Average Mateka Salary in
United States
$43,784 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Mateka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mateka Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mateka (Marathi: मतेका, Oriya: ମେଟକା, Russian: Матека) occurs more in The DR Congo more than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant: Matěka, Matéka or Mátéka. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Mateka? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 83,361st most commonly used last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 1,254,527 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 93 percent of Mateka reside; 35 percent reside in East Africa and 33 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 374,596th most frequent first name internationally, borne by 510 people.
The surname Mateka is most commonly occurring in The DR Congo, where it is held by 1,594 people, or 1 in 46,349. Excluding The DR Congo it exists in 33 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 23 percent live and Uganda, where 10 percent live.
Mateka Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Mateka has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Mateka last name increased 1,213 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Mateka Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States those holding the Mateka surname are 7.88% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 61.11% being registered with the political party.
The amount Mateka earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 73.25% less than the national average, earning R 63,564 per year; in United States they earn 1.47% more than the national average, earning $43,784 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.25% less than the national average, earning $48,566 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Mateka Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Mateka in the Oriya language | ||
| ମେଟକା | metaka | - |
| Mateka in the Marathi language | ||
| मतेका | mateka | - |
| Mateka in the Russian language | ||
| Матека | mateka | - |
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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 Mateka
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