Mateyu Surname
Approximately 8,606 people bear this surname
Mateyu Surname Definition:
Mateyu is a surname of the Lunda tribe, meaning: matthew.
Mateyu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 8,287 | 1:2,066 | 242 |
| Zimbabwe | 266 | 1:58,038 | 8,803 |
| South Africa | 37 | 1:1,464,262 | 76,407 |
| United States | 5 | 1:72,491,787 | 1,102,614 |
| Botswana | 4 | 1:546,732 | 22,624 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
Mateyu (1,520) may also be a first name.
Mateyu Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Mateyu is a surname of the Lunda tribe, meaning: matthew.
Mateyu Demographics
Average Mateyu Salary in
United States
$26,583 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Mateyu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mateyu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mateyu (Marathi: मातेयू) is carried by more people in Malawi than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Mateyu? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 58,691st most frequently held family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 846,798 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mateyu are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Mateyu is also the 199,124th most frequently used first name worldwide, borne by 1,520 people.
The last name Mateyu is most prevalent in Malawi, where it is held by 8,287 people, or 1 in 2,066. Outside of Malawi this last name is found in 9 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 3 percent reside and South Africa, where 0 percent reside.
Mateyu Last Name Statistics demography
The amount Mateyu earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 50.51% more than the national average, earning R 357,672 per year and in United States they earn 38.39% less than the national average, earning $26,583 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Mateyu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Mateyu in the Marathi language | ||
| मातेयू | mateyu | 50 |
| मातेयु | mateyu | 50 |
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Footnotes
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