Mateta Surname

43,690th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,899 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Angola

Mateta Surname Definition:

Mateta is a surname of the Lunda tribe, meaning: eggs.

Mateta Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo3,9061:18,9142,380
Angola3,3521:8,0521,020
South Africa1,7241:31,4264,031
Zimbabwe1,6911:9,1301,124
Kenya2451:188,48914,045
France1741:381,74056,584
Congo1321:37,7963,591
Malawi1311:130,68014,293
Zambia851:186,47012,510
Lesotho701:29,0375,566
Ukraine591:771,57178,489
Australia531:509,35338,491
Papua New Guinea511:159,87722,106
Croatia471:89,97014,942
England431:1,295,76958,667
Portugal281:372,08012,265
India171:45,121,493474,784
Belgium161:718,54060,840
Uganda131:3,003,02181,551
Ethiopia91:10,838,47414,518
Slovenia71:355,38217,336
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Namibia21:1,204,70016,113
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648

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.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Mateta Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Mateta Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Mateta (Russian: Матета) occurs most in The DR Congo. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mateta? popularity and diffusion

Mateta is the 43,690th most widespread last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 612,450 people. The surname Mateta is primarily found in Africa, where 96 percent of Mateta live; 59 percent live in Southern Africa and 34 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Mateta is also the 374,142nd most frequently occurring given name internationally, borne by 511 people.

This surname is most frequent in The DR Congo, where it is held by 3,906 people, or 1 in 18,914. Apart from The DR Congo this surname occurs in 41 countries. It is also found in Angola, where 28 percent are found and South Africa, where 14 percent are found.

Mateta Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is chiefly 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Matheta92954/
Mateita92421/
Matetai92185/
Matetoa92131/
Mateuta9265/
Matetau9258/
Matesta9217/
Matteta924/
Matetha922/
Matetat921/
Mataeta921/
Mateata921/
Meateta921/
Mathetha86868/
Mattetat8625/
Mateatea8611/
Mattesta863/
Mateatau863/
Matestas861/
Maitetai861/
Mataetea861/
Matata8329,509/
Matete8317,335/
Mateti833,854/
Matota832,380/
Matita831,568/
Mateto83149/
Moteta8358/
Matety8333/
Meteta8314/
Matyta831/
Matjta831/
Matheatau80633/
Matheetha805/
Mattethat804/
Mathedtau802/
Mathota77805/
Mathete77720/
Mathata77451/
Matitha77446/
Maatita77336/
Motetta77318/
Motheta77283/
Matista77100/
Mattata7775/
Matetie7760/
Matitai7748/
Matiota7746/
Matteti7739/
Motteta7736/
Maateti7735/
Matieti7735/
Maatota7733/
Mateute7726/
Matetti7718/
Mateete7715/
Mathita7713/
Mataita7713/
Mahtita7712/
Matheto7712/
Matatai7710/
Maiteti779/
Matiete779/
Mattita775/
Muiteta774/
Matatta774/
Matotay774/
Motetha774/
Matette773/
Mastita773/
Mataata773/
Matieto773/
Matotea773/
Matatah773/
Meteuta772/
Matetio772/
Motetoa772/
Mateati771/
Mateste771/
Matetee771/
Matuita771/
Matetes771/
Matatau771/
Matatha771/
Matetoh771/
Matetou771/
Mateito771/
Matejto771/
Mattete771/
Mouteta771/
Matitah771/
Matetei771/
Matethe771/
Mateite771/
Mattato770/
Mathatha71541/
Mattetti71451/
Mathethe71231/
Mataitai71185/
Matetich71163/
Mathotha71150/
Mmathete7124/
Matietie7122/
Maetatau7121/
Matiotta7117/
Mothetha7115/
'Mathata7115/
Mathetho7115/
Mastysta7110/
Mohtetah719/
Mathetes718/
Matitahu717/
Mautista717/
Mattieto716/
Methatta715/
Mathitha715/
Maatetee714/
Mataitas714/
Mattiota714/
Mattotea713/
Matietto713/
Mothetoa713/
Mahthata712/
Mathatau712/
Maatheti711/
Maatitat711/
Maatitau711/
Mmaatita711/
Mmathota711/
Masteste711/
Matistas711/
M'Matete711/
Maititai711/
Mathethi711/
Mateatee711/
Mateetee711/
Mateateh711/
Mattatha711/
Mattette710/
Masteter710/
Matoto676,861/
Matiti676,349/
Motete673,479/
Matito671,690/
Motita67972/
Motata67612/
Motota67272/
Mathistad67116/
Matity67109/
Mattietto67100/
Moteti6757/
Mothethoa6725/
Meteto6721/
Moteto6720/
Matite6717/
Metata6711/
Matyty673/
Mathathai672/
Metita672/
Mahatheto671/
Matteutti671/
Matyte671/
Maattetti671/
Mataitaya671/
Mattettti671/
Matyto671/
Mahatetou671/
Metota671/
Mmathetho671/
Mattiotta671/
Mattistad670/

Mateta Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mateta in the Russian language
Матетаmateta-

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