Mateye Surname
Approximately 98 people bear this surname
Mateye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 48 | 1:215,325 | 19,968 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| South Africa | 12 | 1:4,514,809 | 137,638 |
| Zimbabwe | 11 | 1:1,403,476 | 76,064 |
| Zambia | 2 | 1:7,924,961 | 45,994 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
Mateye (78) may also be a first name.
Mateye Demographics
Average Mateye Salary in
South Africa
R 32,820
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Mateye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mateye Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mateye (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﺎﺗﻰ) occurs in Benin more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mateye? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,871,545th most commonly held surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 74,362,713 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Mateye reside; 51 percent reside in West Africa and 49 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Mateye is also the 1,091,646th most frequent first name globally, held by 78 people.
The last name Mateye is most prevalent in Benin, where it is carried by 48 people, or 1 in 215,325. In Benin Mateye is most numerous in: Ouémé Department, where 88 percent reside, Littoral Department, where 10 percent reside and Atlantique Department, where 2 percent reside. Beside Benin this surname exists in 8 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 21 percent reside and South Africa, where 12 percent reside.
Mateye Last Name Statistics demography
Mateye earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 86.19% less than the national average, earning R 32,820 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Mateye Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Mateye in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻣﺎﺗﻰ | maty | - |
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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 Mateye
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