Matha Surname
Approximately 23,997 people bear this surname
Matha Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 13,576 | 1:56,502 | 3,871 |
| Pakistan | 4,412 | 1:40,490 | 1,773 |
| Thailand | 2,107 | 1:33,526 | 3,444 |
| South Africa | 1,229 | 1:44,083 | 5,624 |
| France | 665 | 1:99,884 | 14,644 |
| DR Congo | 239 | 1:309,120 | 27,984 |
| United States | 216 | 1:1,678,051 | 111,588 |
| Gabon | 202 | 1:9,352 | 1,744 |
| Italy | 179 | 1:341,657 | 40,927 |
| Malawi | 131 | 1:130,680 | 14,293 |
| Kenya | 125 | 1:369,439 | 21,332 |
| Congo | 120 | 1:41,576 | 3,928 |
| Nigeria | 103 | 1:1,719,833 | 63,088 |
| Bolivia | 101 | 1:105,113 | 4,073 |
| Papua New Guinea | 73 | 1:111,695 | 15,161 |
| Cameroon | 72 | 1:288,459 | 27,220 |
| Greece | 61 | 1:181,636 | 29,268 |
| Austria | 55 | 1:154,826 | 20,536 |
| Germany | 43 | 1:1,872,220 | 105,027 |
| United Arab Emirates | 37 | 1:247,629 | 17,078 |
| Ivory Coast | 23 | 1:1,003,097 | 24,580 |
| Czechia | 18 | 1:590,748 | 58,011 |
| England | 17 | 1:3,277,533 | 109,658 |
| Solomon Islands | 17 | 1:34,119 | 6,789 |
| New Caledonia | 16 | 1:17,264 | 4,719 |
| Mexico | 16 | 1:7,757,888 | 35,569 |
| Honduras | 15 | 1:587,763 | 3,647 |
| Haiti | 9 | 1:1,187,101 | 12,579 |
| Chad | 9 | 1:1,510,244 | 5,402 |
| Belgium | 9 | 1:1,277,405 | 87,318 |
| El Salvador | 8 | 1:792,986 | 3,584 |
| Nepal | 8 | 1:3,560,120 | 10,569 |
| Lesotho | 7 | 1:290,365 | 15,938 |
| Sweden | 7 | 1:1,406,680 | 102,017 |
| Nicaragua | 7 | 1:860,156 | 4,655 |
| Malaysia | 7 | 1:4,213,461 | 150,293 |
| Australia | 6 | 1:4,499,284 | 146,780 |
| Benin | 6 | 1:1,722,600 | 61,769 |
| Philippines | 6 | 1:16,873,037 | 249,062 |
| Colombia | 5 | 1:9,554,814 | 25,159 |
| Switzerland | 4 | 1:2,053,229 | 97,179 |
| South Sudan | 4 | 1:2,853,769 | 1,758 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| Canada | 3 | 1:12,281,864 | 364,614 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Laos | 1 | 1:6,588,323 | 1,961 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2 | 1:12,187,685 | 173,419 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 28 | 1:1,793,524 | 92,026 |
The alternate forms: Mathä (277), Maťha (99), Mathà (14), Mathá (1), Mátha (1) & Mãthã (1) are calculated separately.
Matha (32,323) may also be a first name.
Matha Demographics
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Matha Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Matha Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Matha (Bengali: মথা, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺁﻣﺘﻬﺎ, Hindi: माथा, Marathi: माठा, Oriya: ମଥା) is found most in India. It can also be found as: Mathä, Maťha, Mathà, Mathá, Mátha or Mãthã. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Matha? popularity and diffusion
The surname Matha is the 22,635th most widespread family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 303,686 people. The last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 84 percent of Matha live; 75 percent live in South Asia and 56 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Matha is also the 26,301st most commonly occurring first name in the world It is held by 32,323 people.
The last name Matha is most frequently occurring in India, where it is borne by 13,576 people, or 1 in 56,502. In India Matha is most frequent in: Karnataka, where 69 percent live, Gujarat, where 11 percent live and Andhra Pradesh, where 10 percent live. Other than India it occurs in 61 countries. It is also common in Pakistan, where 18 percent live and Thailand, where 9 percent live.
Matha Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Matha has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Matha last name rose 771 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 850 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Matha Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Matha surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States those holding the Matha last name are 31.28% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 78.05% registered with the party.
The amount Matha earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 46.9% less than the national average, earning R 126,180 per year; in Colombia they earn 32.12% less than the national average, earning $15,411,200 COP per year and in United States they earn 25.47% less than the national average, earning $32,160 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Matha Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Matha in the Oriya language | ||
| ମଥା | matha | 57.03 |
| ମଠା | matha | 16.98 |
| ମାଠା | matha | 15.72 |
| ମାଠ | matha | 4.82 |
| ମାଥା | matha | 3.3 |
| ମଥ | matha | 0.76 |
| ମାତା | mata | 0.13 |
| ବଛା | bacha | 0.13 |
| Matha in the Marathi language | ||
| माठा | matha | 48.15 |
| मथा | matha | 22.41 |
| माथा | matha | 20.56 |
| मठा | matha | 5.37 |
| माठे | mathe | 0.37 |
| माथी | mathi | 0.37 |
| माठां | matham | 0.37 |
| माथ | matha | 0.19 |
| माता | mata | 0.19 |
| नाथा | natha | 0.19 |
| आठवे | athave | 0.19 |
| Matha in the Hindi language | ||
| माथा | matha | 37.8 |
| माठा | matha | 29.13 |
| मठा | matha | 19.69 |
| मथा | matha | 12.6 |
| म़था | matha | 0.79 |
| Matha in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺁﻣﺘﻬﺎ | amtha | 25 |
| ﻣﻌﻂ | mt | 25 |
| ﻣﺘﻬﺎ | mtha | 25 |
| ﺍﻣﺎﺕ | amat | 25 |
| Matha in the Bengali language | ||
| মথা | matha | 25 |
| মথরানী | matharani | 25 |
| মথ | matha | 25 |
| মাঠা | matha | 25 |
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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
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