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 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
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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