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Where Does The Last Name Matey Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Matey (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﺎﺗﻲ, Hindi: मातेश्वरी, Marathi: माटे, Russian: Матей, Tibetan: མ་ཀྲེ།) occurs more in Ghana more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Matey? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name Matey is the 38,549^th most commonly used last name on earth, held by around 1 in 534,160 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 46 percent of Matey live; 42 percent live in West Africa and 42 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 183,964^th most frequently held first name worldwide It is held by 1,738 people.

This surname is most numerous in Ghana, where it is held by 5,334 people, or 1 in 5,066. Excluding Ghana it exists in 71 countries. It also occurs in Nicaragua, where 26 percent live and India, where 6 percent live.

Matey Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Matey has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Matey last name rose 6,500 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 900 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Matey Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland, Orthodox (100%) in Russia and Orthodox (84%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Matey surname are 10.82% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 57.59% being registered with the party.

The amount Matey earn in different countries varies markedly. In Peru they earn 1.4% more than the national average, earning S/. 19,656 per year; in United States they earn 7.89% more than the national average, earning $46,553 USD per year and in Canada they earn 32.75% less than the national average, earning $33,414 CAD per year.