Mateta Surname
Approximately 11,899 people bear this surname
Mateta Surname Definition:
Mateta is a surname of the Lunda tribe, meaning: eggs.
Mateta Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 3,906 | 1:18,914 | 2,380 |
| Angola | 3,352 | 1:8,052 | 1,020 |
| South Africa | 1,724 | 1:31,426 | 4,031 |
| Zimbabwe | 1,691 | 1:9,130 | 1,124 |
| Kenya | 245 | 1:188,489 | 14,045 |
| France | 174 | 1:381,740 | 56,584 |
| Congo | 132 | 1:37,796 | 3,591 |
| Malawi | 131 | 1:130,680 | 14,293 |
| Zambia | 85 | 1:186,470 | 12,510 |
| Lesotho | 70 | 1:29,037 | 5,566 |
| Ukraine | 59 | 1:771,571 | 78,489 |
| Australia | 53 | 1:509,353 | 38,491 |
| Papua New Guinea | 51 | 1:159,877 | 22,106 |
| Croatia | 47 | 1:89,970 | 14,942 |
| England | 43 | 1:1,295,769 | 58,667 |
| Portugal | 28 | 1:372,080 | 12,265 |
| India | 17 | 1:45,121,493 | 474,784 |
| Belgium | 16 | 1:718,540 | 60,840 |
| Uganda | 13 | 1:3,003,021 | 81,551 |
| Ethiopia | 9 | 1:10,838,474 | 14,518 |
| Slovenia | 7 | 1:355,382 | 17,336 |
| Germany | 6 | 1:13,417,576 | 340,600 |
| Russia | 6 | 1:24,020,509 | 493,300 |
| United States | 5 | 1:72,491,787 | 1,102,614 |
| Nigeria | 5 | 1:35,428,552 | 388,973 |
| Israel | 3 | 1:2,852,545 | 113,505 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| Bulgaria | 2 | 1:3,489,452 | 64,958 |
| Namibia | 2 | 1:1,204,700 | 16,113 |
| Iceland | 2 | 1:190,045 | 6,825 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
Mateta (511) may also be a first name.
Mateta Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Mateta is a surname of the Lunda tribe, meaning: eggs.
Mateta Demographics
Average Mateta Salary in
South Africa
R 216,348
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Mateta Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mateta Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mateta (Russian: Матета) occurs in The DR Congo more than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mateta? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 43,690th most commonly occurring surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 612,450 people. Mateta is predominantly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Mateta reside; 59 percent reside in Southern Africa and 34 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Mateta is also the 374,142nd most frequently held first name throughout the world It is held by 511 people.
It is most frequently used in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 3,906 people, or 1 in 18,914. Excluding The DR Congo this last name occurs in 41 countries. It is also found in Angola, where 28 percent live and South Africa, where 14 percent live.
Mateta Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Mateta earn somewhat less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 8.96% less than the national average, earning R 216,348 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Mateta Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Mateta in the Russian language | ||
| Матета | mateta | - |
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Footnotes
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